Puerto Toro, Chile
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Puerto Toro is a small Chilean village on the eastern coast of Isla Navarino. It claims to be the southernmost community on the globe (if one discounts the Argentine government's claim that its Antarctic research stations are communities), located at . Puerto Toro is inhabited by about 50 fishermen and their families.
Over a hundred years ago, Puerto Toro was one of the most important towns in the region of the Beagle Channel as a result of "gold fever." Once interest in exploring for gold passed, however, Puerto Toro's importance diminished. Today, Puerto Toro is known for "centolla", the prized southern king crab.
