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Punta Santiago a Puerto Rico, en el moment de començar la tormenta.

El origen del nombre Punta Médanos debe su denominación a la punta homónima, descubierta por la expedición de Fernando de Magallanes el 7 de Febrero de 1520. Si bien este navegante en una primera instancia lo llamó Cabo de Santa Polonia, la palabra Médanos aparece en una carta que data de 1798, en la cual se lo ubica en la actual localización de la Punta Querandí. Sobre dicha información es que a partir de 1810 comienza a figurar de esta manera en todas las ediciones españolas, aunque en 1820 las cartas transfieren el nombre Punta Médanos al extremo sur del Cabo San Antonio.

Lo cierto es que según los testimonios de sus habitantes, allá por 1920, “... los buques descargaban en jurisdicción del faro San Antonio y la mercadería era transportada en carruajes hasta el faro Punta Médanos”, con lo cual su nombre finalmente fue aceptado y permaneció inalterable con el paso del tiempo.

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punta cana wedding (12-55) by caribbeanemotions

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Punta Arenas, Patagonia, Chile by George Pachantouris

Punta Arenas (English: ~ "Sandy Point") is a commune and the capital city of Chile's southernmost region, Magallanes and Antartica Chilena. The city was officially renamed Magallanes in 1927, but in 1938 it was changed back to Punta Arenas. It is the largest city south of the 46th parallel south. As of 1977 Punta Arenas has been one of only two free ports in Chile.[4]

Located on the Brunswick Peninsula north of the Strait of Magellan, Punta Arenas was originally established by the Chilean government in 1848 as a tiny penal colony to assert sovereignty over the Strait. During the remainder of the 1800s, Punta Arenas grew in size and importance due to the increasing maritime traffic and trade traveling to the west coasts of South and North America. This period of growth also resulted from the waves of immigrants attracted to the gold rush and sheep farming boom in the 1880s and early 1900s. The largest sheep company, controlling 10,000 square kilometres in Chile and Argentina, was based in Punta Arenas, and its owners lived there.

Since its founding Chile has used Punta Arenas as a base to defend its sovereignty claims in the southernmost part of South America. This led, among other things, to the Strait of Magellan being recognized as Chilean territory in the Boundary treaty of 1881 between Chile and Argentina. The geopolitical importance of Punta Arenas has remained high in the 20th and 21st centuries because of its logistic importance in accessing the Antarctic Peninsula.

Punta Cana 2008 Waiting for dinner 10 by josephcdavisjr