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The area is so rich in bones that in some places they literally litter the ground. Unfortunately, in this state they are useless to the paleontologist. Many specimens are destroyed either by erosion or the oil company´s trucks that sometimes illegally drive through the area.

DINOFREAKINSAURS!!!

October 26th 2006
So, already on this little "trip" of mine I was able to fulfill one childhood dream that I had--seeing the Amazon--but in some brilliant stroke of luck, I've spent the last two days completing my other childhood dream, working on a dinosaur dig! The Centro Paleontològico del Lago Barreales (or Proyecto Dino) is located a little more than an hour to the northwest of Neuquén, in a semi-des ... read more

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Following independence from Spain in 1816, Argentina experienced periods of internal political conflict between conservatives and liberals and between civilian and military factions. After World War II, a long period of Peronist authoritarian rule an... ... read more

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