Puerto Deseado

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Tourism in Puerto Deseado

Deep blue cold water, an endless sea, bays, cliffs and capes are some of the images captured along the 965 km. coast of Santa Cruz.
Noisy sea birds colonies captivate nature and adventure lovers in these defying virgin territories.

Puerto Deseado is situated in a north-south direction, and one can access by a deviation east in national route Nº 3 to take national route Nº 281 in Fitz Roy.
Puerto Deseado is a real paradise for fauna lovers. It is a beach city connected to the Atlantic ocean by an estuary.
The main economic activities are fishing and tourism. Today the city has some 9.000 inhabitants.
This city situated to the south of Golfo San Jorge marvels with its changing colorful topography.

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Outings and excursions in Puerto Deseado 9 Outings and excursions

Jaramillo Petrified Forest The hillsides of two mountains -called Madre and Hija- shelter a great deal of fragments of large petrified logs and the ancient secrets of a forest … Read more Cormorants and Sea Lions in Cabo Blanco In a wild and desert space, a natural reserve protects South American fur seals and features a beautiful view of the sea, including an old lighthouse. Read more Chronicles of a Shipwreck When touring around the Mario Brozoski Municipal Museum, we learned about the odyssey experienced by the English corvette Swift while it patrolled th… Read more Discovering the Past Puerto Deseado rises where the most ancient fort in Patagonia used to stand. Walking down the streets of town, we came across the traces of that part… Read more Ecological Tourism on Isla Pingüino The tour that provides access to Isla Pingüino promises adrenaline, as it involves navigating the sea and hiking across the boulders where strange se… Read more A Long Way to Bahía Laura Bahía Laura Natural Reserve is an ideal tour for adventurous spirits who do not fear the Patagonian gravel roads and wish to observe sea wildlife fro… Read more The Rails of Memory We visited the Train Museum. Inside the old railway station, we learned about the history of the Puerto Deseado – Nahuel Huapi branch line. Read more Navigating the Deseado Ria Navigating the Deseado Ria is the best way to appreciate the biodiversity of the sea fauna inhabiting these broken coastline. A classic and amusing v… Read more Navigating Darwin's Route An old chart laid out by Charles Darwin over a century ago is the start of a memorable experience with absolutely unique colors and textures. Read more

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