Replicas
In 2006 with the intention of paying tribute to the first Europeans to set foot on the present territory of Chile, an entrepreneur from Punta Arenas, has decided to invest in building a replica of the first ship to ever circumnavigate the globe, along the celebrations the country's bicentennial.
The search for the original plans of the Nao Victoria has taken longer than expected, almost three years (2006–2009), while construction of the ship lasted two years more, from 2009 to 2011, so it was not possible to complete work for celebrate the bicentennial of the South American country in 2010. However, the importance of the work made by the entrepreneur has enabled him, to be honoured by President of Chile with the Presidential Medal.
The replica of the Nao Victoria was opened in October 2011 as a museum in Punta Arenas the city on the Magellan's Strait shores.
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