Princess Leonor de Bourbon has arrived on Tuesday in the city of Punta Arenas, at the southern end of Chile, aboard the Juan Sebastián de Elcano school ship, in The third stop it makes in America within the framework of his military instruction trip.
The arrival was scheduled for Thursday, March 20, but was advanced two days and the Spanish Navy School ship docked at the Austral Port at around 18:30 local time (21:30 GMT).
The sailboat sailed on March 9, Montevideo (Uruguay) and will remain in the so -called ‘port of the end of the world’ until March 23when it will depart towards its next destination, the Chilean city of Valparaíso, on the central coast.
Punta Arenas, 3,000 kilometers south of Santiago de Chile, is considered A “logistics stop” on the journey Of six months that the ship began on January 11, when it sailed from Cádiz (Spain), and there are no official activities planned in the southern city.
Yes, it is contemplated, however, an open day on Saturday, March 22 so that citizens know the ship in which the 19 -year -old Princess travels, along with 76 Guardamarinas as part of her military instruction cruise.
The crossing of the Magallanes Strait, the most important natural step between Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, is One of the most challenging stages of the route Due to the extreme weather conditions, with strong wind gusts and marine currents, since the Strait is a labyrinth of fjords and small islands.
Punta Arenas is the third stop of Juan Sebastián de Elcano in America, after passing through Montevideo (Uruguay) and, previously, by Salvador de Bahía (Brazil), where he arrived after about a month of crossing through the Atlantic.
It is expected that The ship arrives in Valparaíso on April 4 and then continue its course to El Callao (Peru), Panama City (Panama), Cartagena de Indias and Santa Marta, (Colombia), Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic) and New York (USA), from where the Atlantic will cross again to return to Spain in July.
#Princess #Leonor #arrives #called #port #world #aboard
