Sailing around Cape San Isidro
In search of marine biodiversity in southern Punta Arenas
Year 2003: First stage of construction of the scientific camp at its current location.
Year 2002: First scientific camp before establishing the one at the current location.
Year 2002: Team that built the camp at the current location, which began operating in January 2003.
Benjamin Hoffmann Hidber, an environmental technician, was the one who designed our Eco-camp.
An eco-camp was built as a base of operations on the east side of Carlos III Island, connected by walkways to minimize the impact on the territory.
In parallel, with support from the Government's Innovation Fund (CORFO), the company Whalesound was founded as a logistics platform to support scientific research and outreach activities.
As a result of this discovery, associated studies, and government interest, the country's first Marine Park was created there in 2003, called Francisco Coloane Marine Park.
At the end of the last century, a group of young biologists and explorers discovered what is, to date, the only feeding ground for humpback whales in the Strait of Magellan.
We have been operating tourist routes for over 20 years and conducting research in the area for 30 years.