![\"Puerto](\"\/images\/puertodeseado.jpg\")
Located on the northeast of Santa Cruz province and to the south of the wide entrance of the Gulf of San Jorge<\/strong>, it is mainly characterized by its location on the north coast of the mouth of R\u00eda Deseado<\/strong><\/a>, a drowned valley or drowned river valley which, in the shape of a long and narrow funnel, makes its way into the Atlantic Ocean.<\/h2>\nFrom there, a combination of winding hills and cliffs stretches to the north and more regular slopes extend to the south, which has been highly beneficial for the settlement of the most important port in Patagonia. It has favored livestock and fish loading and unloading and it also represents the starting point of 90% of exports.<\/p>\n
A bit of History<\/h2>\n
The coast of Deseado was first discovered in 1520 by the expedition of Ferdinand Magellan. <\/strong>On December 16, 1586, the ship commanded by Thomas Cavendish, <\/strong>known as “Desire”, sailed along the ria and gave In 1834, Charles Darwin<\/a> <\/strong>explored the ria down its final stretch, and in 1876 Francisco <\/b>Pascasio<\/b><\/span>\u00a0Moreno <\/b>repeated the same journey. In 1881, a delegation of Prefectura Naval Argentina (Argentine Maritime Authority), Subdelegaci\u00f3n Mar\u00edtima de Puerto Deseado, settled in the Today the city has some 13,000 inhabitants and the main economic activities are fishing and the growing tourism industry.<\/p>\n Deseado offers a complete infrastructure and basic services. There are restaurants, supermarkets, top level hotels and campsites with a wide range of amenities. The main attraction for tourists from all around the world is the native marine fauna<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n In the city:<\/strong><\/p>\n – Provincial Museum \u201cMario Brozoski\u201d:<\/strong> Located between Col\u00f3n and Belgrano streets, it is one of the recommended places to visit. There you can find the remains of the Swift Sloop, sunk around 1700 and – Ferdinand Magellan Monument<\/strong>: Located on Paseo de los Grandes Navegantes <\/strong>street, <\/strong>which surrounds Punta Cascajo premises, it is one of the city symbols.<\/p>\n – Former National Patagonian Railway Station: <\/strong>This Railway Station was built with stones from the region and it has a medieval style influence. It is a City Historical Monument<\/strong> and was declared of National Tourist Interest.<\/p>\n – Historic Wagon<\/strong>: Built in 1898, it – Ca\u00f1ad\u00f3n<\/strong> Filgueira Viewpoint<\/strong>:\u00a0 Located on the north of the city, this natural promontory is a panoramic viewpoint facing Puerto Deseado, the ria and the sea.<\/p>\n – La Pesquera Viewpoint: <\/strong>It is another option to enjoy a panoramic view of the region.<\/p>\n Among the main events and festivities, we can highlight the annual peregrination to the Virgin of Lourdes<\/a>, <\/strong>which is one of the most transcendental events for the inhabitants of Deseado and is carried out during the first fortnight of February.\u00a0 The sanctuary is about 15 km. (9 mi) from the city. Puerto Deseado is also the permanent venue for the National Shark Fishing Contest \u201cPesca del Tibur\u00f3n<\/em>\u201d, open for visitors in January.<\/p>\n From humid\/dry in summer to humid in winter, the weather is between warm and moderate cold. Maximum mean temperature is 21.7\u00baC\u00a0 ( Mean Temperatures: In the ria of Puerto Deseado there coexist five species of cormorants<\/strong>, of which only three nest in the region. Between October The scarce vegetation, mainly small bushes, is the result of few rains.\u00a0 In the city of Puerto Deseado you may find hundreds of trees, mainly small and robust elms with thick foliage.<\/p>\n By car:<\/strong> By bus:<\/strong> By plane:<\/strong> Distances from Puerto Deseado to: <\/strong><\/p>\n Bariloche 1191 km (740 mi) <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Located on the northeast of Santa Cruz province and to the south of the wide entrance of the Gulf of San Jorge, it is mainly characterized by its location on the north coast of the mouth of R\u00eda Deseado, a drowned valley or drowned river valley which, in the shape of a long and narrow… Read on<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_editorskit_title_hidden":false,"_editorskit_reading_time":0,"_editorskit_is_block_options_detached":false,"_editorskit_block_options_position":"{}","footnotes":""},"categories":[183],"tags":[50],"class_list":{"0":"post-6311","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-puerto-deseado","7":"tag-enhomecat"},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.patagonia-argentina.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6311","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.patagonia-argentina.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.patagonia-argentina.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.patagonia-argentina.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.patagonia-argentina.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6311"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.patagonia-argentina.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6311\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6883,"href":"https:\/\/www.patagonia-argentina.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6311\/revisions\/6883"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.patagonia-argentina.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6311"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.patagonia-argentina.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6311"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.patagonia-argentina.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6311"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"Nautic](\"\/images\/Pud_ClubNauticoVistaPuertoatardecer.jpg\")
<\/strong>the place its present name. In 1790, by order of the King of Spain, the Real Compa\u00f1\u00eda Mar\u00edtima (Maritime Royal Company)<\/strong> arrived. They settled a factory and a fort that led the development of maritime commerce until 1807, when they were abandoned due to the English invasions.<\/p>\n![\"Entrance](\"\/images\/Pud_DeseadoIngresoII.JPG\")
southern margin of the ria. Eventually, on July 15, 1884, Captain Oneto<\/strong> disembarked with a group of settlers to join the colony recently created by the National Government, thus originating the current city of Puerto Deseado.<\/p>\nActivities and places of interest<\/h2>\n
<\/strong>recovered from Puerto Deseado waters in 1985.<\/p>\n
![\"Former](\"\/images\/Pud_Estacion_deperfil.jpg\")
was used for the Puerto Deseado \u2013 Las Heras line between 1909 and 1978. It was a key element for the military operations performed during the rural strikes of 1920 and 1921. It was sold at auction in 1980, but recovered thanks to a popular mobilization. Today it is a Provincial Historical Monument <\/strong>and it hosts the Office of Tourism.<\/p>\nWeather<\/h2>\n
![\"Coast](\"\/images\/Pud_Foto_paisajes_sobrelacosta.jpg\")
71\u00baF) and the minimum mean temperature is -0.2\u00baC, (28.5\u00baF), but the typical characteristic of these lands are the strong winds<\/strong>, due to its coastal location. For this reason, whenever you visit Puerto Deseado, you should bring windbreaker jackets at any time of the year. You should take into account that in winter fogs are common, so you may find it difficult to appreciate landscapes for about 18 days in the year.<\/p>\n
\nAnnual: 9.8 \u00ba C. (28.5\u00baF)
\nMaximum mean in January (Summer): 28 \u00ba C. (28.5\u00baF)
\nMinimum mean in July (Winter):\u00a0 -2 \u00ba C. (28.5\u00baF)
\nPrecipitations: Annual mean: 202 mm.<\/strong><\/p>\nFauna and Flora<\/h2>\n
![\"Grey](\"\/images\/Pud_CormoranesGrises.jpg\")
and April, the Magellan penguin <\/strong>is a common inhabitant, and the main penguin colonies are located in the islands Quiroga, Punta del Paso, de los P\u00e1jaros and Chaffers.
\nA transitory colony of sea wolves <\/strong>lives in the Wolves Rock, which receives its name after its sea-wolf shape.
\nYou may also find three species of oystercatchers, <\/strong>and the predominant is the Blackish with orange bill.
\nAmong dolphins, the Commerson\u2019s<\/strong> is the most common.
\n![\"Choique\u00b4s](\"\/images\/Pud_ChoiqueHuevo.jpg\")
All along the vast land, you can also appreciate swans, terns, gulls, skuas, oystercatchers, plovers, grebes, petrels, flamingos, sheathbills, herons and egrets, among many others species.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\nHow to get there<\/h2>\n
\nFrom the north or the south along national route 3\u00a0 and then national route\u00a0 281.<\/p>\n
\nDifferent bus lines leave regularly from Comodoro Rivadavia<\/a> or from R\u00edo Gallegos<\/a>.<\/p>\n
\nThere are domestic flights arriving in Comodoro Rivadavia, from where you should take national routes\u00a0 3 and\u00a0 281 \u2013 paved – and drive 285 Km. (177 mi) to the south.<\/p>\n
\nBuenos Aires 2099 km (1,304 mi)
\nCalafate 1044 km (649 mi)
\nComodoro Rivadavia 285 km (177 mi)
\nEsquel 876 km (544 mi)
\nLos Antiguos 501 km (311 mi)
\nNeuqu\u00e9n 1370 km (851 mi)
\nPerito Moreno 421 km (261.5 mi)
\nRawson 661 km (410.7 mi)
\nR\u00edo Gallegos 741 km (460.5 mi)
\nR\u00edo Grande 1519 km (944 mi)
\nSanta Rosa 1367 km (850 mi)
\nViedma 1140 km (708.3 mi)
\nUshuaia 1336 km (830 mi)<\/strong><\/p>\nWhat to see around Puerto Deseado?<\/h2>\n