Senillosa

Senillosa is in the Confluencia department, 33 km from Neuquén along National Route 22, at the end of the Limay River valley. Between the bluffs and the river lies a fertile valley with some 450 irrigated hectares of fruit. It has 11,229 residents (2022 census).

Things to do

• Arroyito: within the municipality, with a river beach, golf courses and swimming pools.
• Fishing on the El Chocón reservoir, near Villa El Chocón.

History

The place used to be called Laguna del Toro. The current name comes from brothers Felipe and Pastor Senillosa, who acquired the land in 1889. The railway station opened under that name in 1913 and the local council was created in 1951.

Distances: 33 km from Neuquén · National Route 22, Limay River valley