The Milodon Cave, also called Eberhard Grotto, measures 80 meters in length, 200 meters deep and 30 meters high. It is located 24 km north to Puerto Natales, in southern Chile. At the entrance there is a fiberglass milodón replica and a museum with paleontological, archaeological and morphological history of the area, At the natural monument entrance is rocky conglomerate of Lake Sofia, which is part of Silla del Diablo. The natural monument Cueva del Milodón is a natural monument formed by three caves in Southern Zone of Chile, where remains of trees were found, large herbivorous mammals that became extinct, probably at the end of Pleistocene.
The cave was discovered in 1895 by german merchant marine Hermann Eberhard while conducting an exploration of land that have been granted in concession with the purpose of colonizing The Province of Ultima Esperanza. Inside the cave found skin, bones and other remains of an extinct animal, the Milodón (Mylodon darwini), a large herbivore that probably became extinct on Pleistocene.
Apart from enormous historical and scientific significance, Milodón cave has a great tourist attraction, among others because of the beautiful landscape that surrounds it and because it is only 60 km south of Torres del Paine National Park, which makes a stop Mandatory for those travelers from or to the park.
Milodón cave is an immense cave and extremely impressive. The views from the mouth of the cave are worth visiting.