Villa Ukika is a rural area located in the commune of Cabo de Hornos, in the Antártica Chilena Province of the Magallanes Region of Chile.
Located 2 km (1.2 mi) east of Puerto Williams, on Navarino Island, it is known for being the place where the descendants of the last representatives of the Yaghan people live.
[1][2] Villa Ukika was established in 1967[3] after the naval authorities of Puerto Williams decided to transfer the Yaghans who inhabited the Bahía Mejillones sector.
[4] The Yaghans residing in Villa Ukika owns a large part of the buildings on the site, as well as surrounding land.
[5] In Villa Ukika there is the "Centro de Artesanía Yagán Kipa-Ákar" — "Casa de la Mujer" in the Yaghan language,[6] built between 2003 and 2004[7] and in which Yaghan handicrafts are exhibited and sold, consisting of basketry made reeds and scale replicas of the canoes used to navigate the southern channels.