Southern right whale

Puerto Madryn

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October 24th 2012
Arrived early in the morning at Puerto Madryn bus station and made our way to our hostel. We were greeted by the enthusiastic owner Gaston who has a mind full of local information regarding trips to see the whales, sea lions, seals and penguins. Our first outing was on bikes we also had the company of a young Englishwoman to the seal santary this was quite a hard going as most of the way was al ... read more

South America » Argentina » Chubut » Puerto Madryn

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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