Pico Truncado
Explore a route of archeological, paleontological, and geological treasures in Argentine Patagonia.
Can you imagine a road that is also a museum? Speed up on Ruta Provincial 12 and drive around the Ruta MARA tourist circuit: the Southern Regional Archeological Museum. When you reach the city of Pico Truncado, walk along the Deseado river valley and reach up to Sierras Blancas. Here, 30-meter-high ravines are waiting for you. Get amazed at their shapes, modeled by time and weather. From up high, behold the immensity of the Patagonian landscape.
Discover a water body called Laguna de los Patos. Visit the Antiguos Pobladores Regional Museum and the Argentino Hotel, declared Provincial Historical Heritage Sites. Along the way, take a look at the sculpture of a giant dinosaur: the Bridasaurus, or Patagonius Saurus. Did you know that Pico Truncado is the first Latin American community to start producing non-polluting fuel? Visit the Experimental Hydrogen Plant and the Jorge Romanutti Eolic Park. Live it all in the province of Santa Cruz.
Geographic location: Province of Santa Cruz, Argentine Patagonia.
How to get there: By air, arriving at Comodoro Rivadavia Airport. By land, via Ruta Nacional 3 by car or by bus.
Area: 30.3 sq km
Climate: Cold and dry.
Recommended length of stay: 1 to 3 days.
Recommended clothing and gear: Warm clothes suitable for temperature changes.