Península Valdés, Puerto Madryn, Chubut, Argentina
The Valdes Peninsula is on the Atlantic Ocean in the Biedma Department of north-east Chubut Province, Argentina, is an important nature reserve which was listed as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1999.
The coastline is inhabited by marine mammals, like sea lions, elephant seals and fur seals. Southern right whales can be found in Golfo Nuevo and Golfo San José, protected bodies of water located between the peninsula and the Patagonian mainland. The inner part of the peninsula is inhabited by rheas, guanacos and maras. A high diversity and range of birds live in the peninsula as well
From Puerto Pirámides heading for Punta Norte you can see a large population of sea lions and sea elephants, and at high tide it is possible to see orcas. Heading south along the coast to Caleta Valdés. There from viewpoints located on the cliff you can see the heavy sea elephants. In addition, two km to the north is a small colony of Magellan penguins. Returning back to Puerto Pirámides and to the seal colony at Punta Pirámides, where there are sea lions of a hair that breed and have their babies there from December to March.
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