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 TRELEW/
PUERTO MADRYN (Central Patagonia)
South of Puerto Madryn and a 2 hour flight from Buenos Aires,
Trelew offers the Paleontology Museum exhibiting fossilized
fauna and flora. The Paleontology Park, 25 km from Trelew,
offers a one kilometer guided walk to observe clues of the
last 40 million years. Puerto Madryn, colonized by the Welsh,
offers a mix of colonial and sub-aquatic marvels. A Welsh
castle built in the late 1800’s is the center of the colonial
and Welsh cultural attractions. With 70 meters of visibility,
and several submarine parks, it is ideal for underwater
exploration, filming and photography.
 Sea
Lions at Punta Loma Fauna Reserve, as well as several bird
species, and spectacular views also mark this area. Isla
de los Pajaros Natural Reserve is one of the first three
natural reserves in the continent. Guided whale-watching
tours operate daily in Puerto Piramide. With sensitive guides
whales can be observed during their mating and breeding
seasons. At Punta Valdes and Punta Delgada there are sea-lions
and sea elephants reserves. At Punta Tombo the social life
of the Magellanic penguin can be admired.
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| Activities |
Peninsula
de Valdez Wildlife Reserve:
Orcas: Usually appear In the province of Chubut,
mainly between the months of February and April and October
to November. North End, Creek Valdés and San Jose Gulf,
in the Peninsula are the places where orcas show frequently.
The marine wolf: (Otaria flevescens) scattered in the
Atlantic and Pacific coasts from the south of Brazil to
Peru and commonly is seen throughout the year.
 Marine Elephants: Peninsula Valdés, the only continental
post station of this species, offers the opportunity to
observe marine elephants (leonina Mirounga) without having
to travel to remote islands. The males of three tons and
five meters in length have harems of up to 10 females. They
reproduce between August and November and change skins in
the summer, specially the young ones and the females.
 The austral frank whale: (Eubalaena australis of the Greek
EU: " true ", of the Latin AUSTRALIS: " South ") is one of
the 11 species of great whales that exist in the world at
the present time. They are Mammalian and totally adapted to
an aquatic life. Related to the dolphins, instead of teeth
the whales have beards They feed by filtering the prey on
the water. The males can measure up to 12 meters in length
and weigh 30,000 kilos. The females however, are greater;
they can measure up to 13.5 meters and weigh 35,000 kilos.
The greatest being registered is a female of 16 meters. |
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| Getting
There |
Trelew/Puerto
Madrin:
By
Air:
There are NOT DAILY flights from Buenos Aires to Puerto
Madrin. Arrival at Trelew Airport located 43 miles south. Please
check schedules with us.
By
Bus:
Daily services from Buenos Aires, Cordoba, Mendoza and other cities.
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