Argentina & Buenos Aires Gay Travel

Valdés Peninsula, Patagonia argentina

The Valdés Peninsula (Spanish Península Valdés) is a peninsula along the Atlantic coast in the Viedma Department in the north east of Chubut Province, Argentina.

The only town on the Valdés Peninsula is the small settlement of Puerto Piramides. There are also a number of estancias, where sheep are raised.

Most of the Valdés Peninsula is barren land with some salt lakes. The largest of these lakes is at an elevation of about 40 m below sea level, until recently thought to be the lowest elevation in Argentina and South America. (The lowest point being Laguna del Carbón, Argentina).

It is an important nature reserve which was listed as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1999. The coastline is inhabited by marine mammals, like sea lions, elephant seals and fur seals. Southern right whales can be found in Golfo Nuevo and Golfo San José, protected bodies of water located between the Valdés Peninsula and the Patagonian mainland. These baleen whales come here between May and December, for mating and giving birth, because the water in the gulf is quieter and warmer than in the open sea. Orcas can be found off the coast, in the open sea off the Valdés Peninsula. In this area, they are known to beach themselves on shore to capture sea lions and elephant seals.

The inner part of the Valdés Peninsula is inhabited by rheas, guanacos and maras. A high diversity and range of birds live in the peninsula as well; at least 181 bird species, 66 of which migratory, live in the area, including the Antarctic Pigeon.

San Carlos de Bariloche, (Bariloche in short), is a city in Río Negro, southwest Argentina, situated in the foothills of the Cordillera de los Andes, surrounded by wonderful lakes and impressive mountains. Bariloche is a well-known tourist destination, and gay people around the world choose this city all year around because its ski centers and nature reserves.

Bariloche is served by San Carlos de Bariloche International Airport. Several of Argentina’s most important airlines maintain regular flights to Bariloche, as well as some international lines from neighboring countries, especially during the ski season (July to October). Bariloche is close to Chilean border and is connected to Chile by a pass crossing the Andes Mountains.

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