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The Valdez Peninsula (Spanish: Península Valdés) is a peninsula on the Atlantic coast in the Viedma Department in the north east of Chubut Province, Argentina. About 3,625 km2 (896,000 acres; 1,400 sq mi) in size, it is an important nature reserve which was listed as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1999.
Peninsula Valdez At Low Tide
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Guatin Canyon, located in the desert of San Pedro de Atacama in Chile, is the home to a variety of birds, ducks, and vicuñas all surrounded by snow capped mountains. Tourists typically drive through Guatin on their way to the Cactus Forest or hot springs at Baños de Puritima. Our tourist shuttle bus pulled over at this watering hole which was a popular stopover for all the tour agencies.
San Pedro de Atacama may be overridden with tour companies, but its easy to realize why when you get out and see the stunning desert landscapes.
Guatin San Pedro de Atacama
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Magellanic penguins dot the Argentina Patagonia landscape along the coast. Peninsula Valdez offers a myriad of sea life viewing opportunities including sea lions, elephant seals, penguins and if you are lucky, killer whales (orcas). As we drove our rented vehicle down the east coast of the peninsula from Punta Norte, we pulled off the side of the road at a penguin mirador (lookout). Signs detailed the penguins migrating and eating behaviors and also explained why they were currently shedding their fur.
Magellanic Penguins On Peninsula Valdez in Argentina
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Punta Ninfas (Spanish, “Nymphs Point”) is found in Chubut Province, Patagonia, Argentina. A promontory into the Atlantic Ocean, it encloses one side of the Golfo Nuevo, with Península Valdés opposite almost enclosing the circular gulf. The Point is about 90 km southwest of Puerto Madryn.
A lighthouse is situated at the Point, which is made up of high, bare cliffs. Punta Ninfas is the location of an important colony of elephant seals, whose breeding season occurs from September to December, with their moulting season taking place from January to April.
We were told by two other travelers from Australia that if we approach the seals crawling on our stomachs they would let us get close. After seeing Salli and Brad’s pictures, Jason and I were determined to get as close as the seals would let us. Make sure you check out our entire album by clicking on the picture below to see how close we were able to get to these beautiful creatures.
Patagonia Sea Lion at Punta Nifas, Argentina
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