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Cuevas de los Patriotas & Fuerte Santa Bárbara
Caves where Chile's independence fighters were held in 1814, and the Spanish fort with cannons above the bay.
Typical duration
60 min
Price
Free
From port
0.4 km / 0.2 mi
Transfer time
10 min
Indoor / Outdoor
outdoor
Queue risk
low
🕐 Best time to visit
Morning, combined with the start of the Selkirk trail
Just above the village, the Cuevas de los Patriotas are a row of caves in the hillside where the Spanish held 42 Chilean patriots after the Battle of Rancagua in 1814. A short climb further up is the Fuerte Santa Bárbara, an 18th-century Spanish fort, restored in the 1970s, with a line of cannons aimed over Cumberland Bay. Both are free and give the best view of the anchored ship. The path is steep and can be muddy after rain.
Getting there from the port
Walk from the tender pier (2–10 minutes).