Viedma – Patagones

Punta Bermeja

On the Atlantic coast of Río Negro, 45 kilometers from Viedma, lies the Punta Bermeja Wildlife Reserve, popularly known as La Lobería. This protected area preserves the first colony of South American sea lions (Otaria flavescens) recorded in Patagonia and...

Viedma

Seldom has the term shire defined a territory so precisely. On both sides of the Negro River, Viedma and Carmen de Patagones form a unique urban area, bound by more than two centuries of shared history. The river, majestic and...

San Blas Bay

At the southeastern tip of the Buenos Aires province, Bahía San Blas rises as a historic and natural enclave known for its close relationship with fishing. The village is located on Jabalí Island, the largest of the islands that make...

El Cóndor Beach

Just 30 kilometers from Viedma, at the mouth of the Negro River, lies the resort town of El Cóndor. Known among the region’s inhabitants as La Boca, it is a coastal village that combines the vastness of its beaches with...

Carmen de Patagones: the Portal to Patagonia

Carmen de Patagones, the southernmost city in the province of Buenos Aires, rises on the banks of the Negro River, at a point where the Pampas plain begins to give way to the Patagonian horizon. Its location, alongside the most...

Patagonia’s secret beaches

A journey through Patagonia’s secret beaches, the "other coast" When speaking of the "Atlantic coast" in Argentina, the mind usually drifts to the popular beaches north of Buenos Aires province. Yet not far from there, in northern Patagonia, lies a...

La Lobería (Sea Lion Colony)

 As usual, we try to show you new and unique places in our immense Patagonia This time we introduce you to a beach which has also got a Sea Lion colony in its surroundings. It will amaze you with its...

Creek Bay in Patagonia

135 kilometers from Viedma, the cliffs lose height and open into a bay of clear waters, bordered by wide sandy and shelly beaches. The village of Bahía Creek stretches along barely three blocks, with about 100 houses. Rustic simplicity defines...

Trains in Patagonia: the facts

Traveling by Train is romantic. It makes us imagine that we are time travelers To enter that world of rolling wagons, dampened noises and smooth wobble is an unforgettable experience. If we add the fact that through the windows the...

Sea Lions: Features and habits

From the pinniped (sea mammals with fins and feet), the sea lions are the only ones who also have ears. The aspect of this species varies a lot according to age and sex. Adult males have very long necks covered with a thick...

Birds in El Cóndor Natural Reserve

Man is active, and the consequences of his actions are sometimes constructive and sometimes devastating. Acting in favor of the conservation of areas rich in biodiversity is a significant step to repair damage, and also to preserve our natural heritage...

The Burrowing Parrots

A group of German researchers has closely studied the evolution of a very important colony of burrowing parrots at the El Cóndor beach, near Viedma, and discovered that its number is dramatically decreasing. One of the reasons is that local...

How to get to the Viedma – Patagones shire

If you travel by car, from Buenos Aires you have to take National Route 3 that connects Buenos Aires with Ushuaia, crossing east Patagonia. At km. 970 you have the city of Viedma, capital of the Province of Río Negro,...

Negro River

The mapuches call it Currú-Leuvú (currú=black and Leuvú=river), and has an extension of 637 km. being the third one in Argentina for its flow and extension. In its lower course, in front of Viedma and Patagones there are several beach resorts...

El Espigón – Playa Bonita

Two beaches very close to each other, with towering cliffs that protect them from wind and give them a frame of spectacular scenery. Down to the beach it is all adventure. The prize: incomparable sand and waves! Go ahead, the...

Carmen de Patagones and Viedma

Viedma and Patagones are two sister cities that despite being in different provinces, they function as a unit. A haven of green, a majestic river, the nearby sea, all that makes this corner of northern Patagonia a real gem. You...

The Condor returns home

A new tourist attraction is developing in Argentine Patagonia. It is linked to the liberation of Condors in the Sierras de Pailemán (in the province of Río Negro). In the framework of the program "The Return of the Condor to...

When Brazil tried to invade Argentina

At the southern end of the Province of Buenos Aires is Carmen de Patagones, unknown to most tourists. However much of Patagonian history was written in this region. Facing Viedma, separated by the Negro River, it is another key point...

Viedma’s Lighthouse and Library: 120 years old

They are two symbols of civilization that have been founded at the same time, just like the lighthouse and the mythical library of Alexandria. They are two traces of past knowledge, which continue working for future wisdom. This year was...