Península Valdés
Peninsula Valdés natural reserve was created on March 11, 1983. It covers 400,000 ha, including Punta Norte, Punta Delgada, Punta Pirámides, Caleta Valdés, Isla de los Pájaros and Isthmus Ameghino. The peninsula gives shelter to Southern Right Whales, elephant seals, sea lions and Magellan’s penguins among a large quantity of sea birds and both marine and land mammals.
Punta Pirámides
In Punta Pirámides, seals can be observed from a cliff of 50 metres high. From December to March, different species of seagulls and cormorants can be found in Punta Pirámides and Southern Right Whales from March to December.
Punta
Norte
A place where elephant and sea lions give
birth. Killer whales attack zone. Grey foxes,
tucu tucus, cuises and lizards can also
be found there.
Punta Delgada
Where sea lions and elephant seals live.
Seals can be found in Punta Delgada all
year long, while elephant seals can be
found there from August to April.
Isla de los Pájaros (Birds’
Island).
The island is located 32 km off the coast
of Pirámides. Ten different species
of sea birds make the island have a great
biological value.
Caleta Valdés
A place where seals, penguins, seagulls
and herons go to reproduce. Killer whales
attack zone. Elephant seals go there from
August to March to reproduce. The rest
of the year most of the animals go to
the open sea to feed. It’s an area
to sight right whales, some species of
dolphins, marine and land birds, reptiles
(lizards, yararas) and mammals.
Puerto Madryn
Puerto Madryn is located in the province of Chubut, on the shores of Golfo Nuevo (New Gulf). It has a very peculiar climate: it doesn’t rain much and its average temperature is 14 °C (57°F), but the higher temperature in summer averages 35°C (95°F) and the lower temperature in winter averages –5°C (23°F). Its main attraction is the possibility to sight southern right whales, an endangered species that every year between June and December travel to these coasts to reproduce and give birth.