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Daily excursions to the colony of sea lions

Daily excursions to the colony of sea lions

Daily Kayak trips vary according to the time of year. It is the whale season kayak excursions between autumn and spring, to which we dedicate another article and the summer excursions that consist of accommodating in the kayaks on the beach of Puerto Pirámides and paddling towards the Punta Piramide reserve, a reproductive colony ofRead More

Kayak excursions in the Whale Season

If you already read the article about daily kayak trips in the summer season, I told you that the whale season has very demanding regulations, about respect for whales, in order not to alter their natural behavior. The Patagonia Explorers have a history of indisputable successes in adventure crossings. Kayak with whales in Peninsula ValdesRead More

What is the best time to see whales in Puerto Piramides?

In September, October, and November, Puerto Piramides becomes the fundamental base for whale watching. Whales, depending on whether they are mothers with offspring, males or females without breeding, have different behaviors. The females that calved, they are observed with the calf, much more skinny than when they arrived and the bigger and daring pups, they beginRead More

Elephant seals in Peninsula Valdes

The Valdes Peninsula, in Argentine Patagonia, is home to the only continental reproductive Southern Elephant Seal colony in the world. This species (Mirounga Leonina) is distributed throughout the Sub-Antarctic region with an estimated population of 700,000 individuals. It is calculated that approximately 20.000 reach the Peninsula Valdes each year between August and March to mate,Read More

4×4 off route around Puerto Madryn

If you want to live the Patagonian steppe, remember that every excursion you do, you open the possibility of experiencing unforgettable experiences. The guarantee of young entrepreneurs, guides is good, an introduction to the area helps to know and value details. Puerto Madryn has an important offer of adventure tourism, to take advantage of. MonumentRead More

Penguins in Peninsula Valdes San Lorenzo Ranch and Punta Cantor

The San Lorenzo Ranch, located within Peninsula Valdes, with 4600 meters of coastline on the waters of the San Matías Gulf, has one of the largest and continuously growing penguin colonies in the Argentine Patagonia. The penguins Arrive in a mate and raise the chicks more than 200,000 seabirds. This Penguin Colony with an annualRead More

Penguins colony of Punta Tombo

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Punta Tombo is a narrow stony strip of 3 km long and 600 m wide that enters the Atlantic Ocean, more than a million penguins, nested annually in this provincial fauna reserve. Despite being the largest continental colony of Magellanic penguins in the world, in recent seasons, there has been a decline in the population,Read More

The whale breastfeeds her calf

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Female whales reach sexual maturity at five or six years of age, and according to studies provided by the Patagonia Natural Foundation, the reproduction rate is one calf every 3 years, knowing that the gestation takes place in a period of approximately 12 months. , plus one year of suckling of the breeding and anotherRead More

Peninsula Valdes – General characteristics

Península Valdes was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO, in 1999. Its great beauty and majesty, its prehistoric soil full of marine fossils, its infinite landscapes, the pure and abundant air that is breathed here, contain in a splendid frame the arrival of whales, penguins, dolphins, sea lions and elephants seals. Characteristics that makeRead More

Punta Piramide Reserve in Whales Season

Punta Piramide Reserve has a privileged location, just 3.1 mi (5 km) from our town Puerto Piramides, it is ideal to contemplate the sunset, with the sun disappearing into the sea. Many neighbors and tourists are at that magical moment in this place. The geography, as I describe it in another article, is cliffy and with

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How to get to Birds Island from Puerto Madryn?

The Bird Island Reserve is located on Route 2 after entering the Valdes Peninsula. A 7 km from the booths where you paid the entrance, there is a roundabout. The first access is to the Visitor Center. A museum can take a screenshot of the region and see an amazing and complete skeleton of aRead More

Dive in “El Folias” Puerto Madryn

The Folías is a wreck that was 233 ft ( 71 m ) in length, today it is heeled over bevor 1.300 ft ( 400 m ) from Playa Parana 5.6 mi ( 9 km ) from Puerto Madryn. It can be seen from the coast because it is half-sunken. At low tide, the clayey soil where it restsRead More

New Sunk Boats for diving in Puerto Madryn

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2 Of the 14 areas of underwater tourism that are in Puerto Madryn, were created with a difference of 4 months. At the end of 2017, a Chinese fishing vessel that had been caught when fishing illegally in the Exclusive Economic Zone of Argentina sank. The boat HU SHUN YU 809 known in the nauticalRead More

The Guanaco, in Peninsula Valdes and Patagonia

The Guanacos (Lama guanicoe), are mammals, relatives of llamas belonging to the order of the camelids, they carry with humility the title of being the largest terrestrial vertebrates of Patagonia. This beautiful animal species was before the arrival of the white man, a fundamental ally for the survival of the indigenous people who inhabited Patagonia,

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Diving in “El Barco” Puerto Pirámides

One of the most recommended dives to do in Puerto Pirámides is El Barco ( The Boat ). The name of this submarine park does not owe its name to a wreck (sunken ship) on the seabed, but because the rock formations of a certain place of the submerged plain, create the sensation of being

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Cormorant: Imperial – Rock – Neotropic

Imperial Cormorant Along the entire coast of continental Patagonia, the imperial cormorant is a species almost piscivorous but also feeds on marine invertebrates such as cephalopods, crustaceans, and polychaetes. The Imperial Cormorant consumes a large proportion of pelagic and demersal fishes such as anchovy, hake and some species of mackerel and uses a broad range

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Southern Flamingo in Peninsula Valdes

The Southern Flamingo is a large bird, most often seen in flocks. They can measure five feet, are easily identified by their pink color on the outer feathers, their long neck, long legs, and large wings. The legs have short toes, which are also webbed, helping the bird when swimming. Male flamingos are larger thanRead More

Southern Giant Petrel

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The Southern Giant Petrel (Macronectes giganteus) This special bird has an incredibly aerodynamic shape. The distance between the tips of the extended wings reaches 6.5 ft ( 2 m ) An adult male can weigh up to 11 lb ( 5 kg ) The family feature is the nostril, located in the upper beak in the form ofRead More

Shoveler

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The Shoveler (Anas platalea) you can see it in Valdes Peninsula. While lives from Tierra del Fuego to the Mesopotamian region (Entre Rios and Corrientes) is not easy to find in this area. It is found in fresh or brackish water and can be seen occasionally on the sea coast. The male has a particularly

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Choique

The Choique is a Patagonian symbol. Source of inspiration for stories and legends, the rhea is so present in folklore as in all the paths in Patagonia. It is a large, herbivorous, flightless bird. They use their soft wings as stabilizers and are fast runners. It is one of the two “American ostriches”, but unlike

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