Cerro Sombrero

- 52.940555555556 - 69.287777777778Koordinaten: 52 ° 56 ' S, 69 ° 17' W Cerro Sombrero is a Chilean settlement in the north of Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego, located in the municipality Primavera, whose capital it is, in the province of Tierra del Fuego, Magallanes y Antártica Chilena de la. The settlement is located 125 km northwest of Porvenir, 42 kilometers from the coast. According to 2002 census Cerro Sombrero had 687 inhabitants. Mayor of the municipality is Ricardo Olea Celsius by the UDI.

The settlement got its name ( " Huthügel " ) to a nearby hill. Cerro Sombrero was founded in 1958 as a residential settlement by the Empresa Nacional del Petróleo. In addition to the offices of the ENAP Cerro Sombrero has, among other leisure facilities, restaurants, a church, a botanical garden, a hospital and an airport ( IATA code: SMB ). Cerro Sombrero is one of the most important architectural works of the 20th century in Chile.