Museo Paleontol贸gico Egidio Feruglio
Coastal Patagonia
Showcasing the most important fossil finds in Patagonia, this natural-history museum offers outstanding life-size dinosaur exhibits and more than 1700鈥
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Coastal Patagonia
Patagonia鈥檚 cavorting right whales, penguin colonies and traditional Welsh settlements are all accessed by Argentina鈥檚 coastal RN 3. While this paved road takes in some fascinating maritime history, it also travels long yawning stretches of landscape that blur the horizon like a never-ending blank slate. It鈥檚 also a favored travel route for oversized trucks on long-haul trips.
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Puerto Madryn
Celebrating the area鈥檚 unique marine ecosystem, this masterpiece brings an artistic sensitivity to extensive scientific research. There are exhibits on鈥
脕rea Natural Protegida Punta Tombo
Coastal Patagonia
Continental South America鈥檚 largest penguin nesting ground, 脕rea Natural Protegida Punta Tombo has a colony of more than half a million Magellanic鈥
Reserva Faun铆stica Pen铆nsula Vald茅s
Coastal Patagonia
Lying on Argentina's barren eastern Patagonian coast, this oddly shaped peninsula is home to some of the country's richest wildlife. Elephant seals,鈥
Monumento Natural Bosques Petrificados
Coastal Patagonia
During Jurassic times, 150 million years ago, this area enjoyed a humid, temperate climate with flourishing forests, but intense volcanic activity buried鈥
Coastal Patagonia
At the far end of Pen铆nsula Vald茅s, solitary Punta Norte boasts an enormous mixed colony of sea lions and elephant seals. Its remote location means it is鈥
Coastal Patagonia
This museum provides an insider look at the social and historical aspects of petroleum development. Don鈥檛 expect balanced treatment of oil issues 鈥 it was鈥
Reserva Provincial Cabo V铆rgenes
Coastal Patagonia
Magellanic penguins nest September through March at Argentina's second-largest penguin rookery in this provincial reserve. There's also a lighthouse and鈥
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Argentina as muse: works of art inspired by Argentine landscapesAug 27, 2018 鈥 5 min read
