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Orca Project

Orca Project is a program of observation and study of killer whales (Orcas) behaviour in their natural state. It was begun in Puerto Madryn, Patagonia Argentina, in 1975. Among other activities, this project has identified, named and coded each Orca that it...

Southern Whale: Vulnerable species

These Southern whales have been in danger of extinction at a time, and nowadays have come out of this situation after the hard work of several organizations. The number has increased, even though it is considered a vulnerable species and requires special...

Kshamenk, the last captive Orca

At Marine World Theme Park (San Clemente, Argentina) survives a young specimen of Orca, the only one in captivity in South America. Its tale varies greatly depending on who tells it. Draw your own conclusions. Kshamenk is a strong young...

Curiosities on the Whales

Did you know that the whales don't form couples but mating groups? Why are the whales the species with the biggest testicles in the animal kingdom? Why can it be said that whales are giant water filtering machines? What are...

San José Fort – Bird Island

Exploring the Valdés Peninsula is a unique experience for the senses. A large tongue of land, profound blue waters on both sides, marine birds in the air and a lone white church, next to the beach and pale as a...

The fracture of Perito Moreno Glacier

A natural phenomenon that has already become one of Patagonia's most sought after, yet unpredictable experience: Perito Moreno glacier's rupture. What is the process like ? Lake Argentino, in which Perito Moreno Glacier is set, has many branches. Two of them, Sur and...

Global climate change consequences

Climate change is the potentiation of weather phenomena. The most famous one is global warming, which consists in the steady rise of the Earth’s atmosphere and ocean temperatures, as a result of the greenhouse effect. This is generated as certain gases in the...

Climate change: In Cold Blood

The receding Viedma Glacier and the loosening of a 415 square km (160 sq mi) iceberg from Antarctica have reactivated worldwide alarm on climate change effects and brought to the table the issue of man’s moral responsibility for this process. Countries' energetic and industrial...

Route 40, pure adventure

Route 40 runs alongside the Andes from la Puna until reaching the Glaciers of the South. It is mythical for many reasons. For the solitary stretches it crosses. For the peaks of the Andes that guard the route like centennials....

Tragic Patagonia: The Massacre of Estancia Anita

When people visit El Calafate and the Perito Moreno Glacier they often aren’t conscious that they are walking on a land that carries with it a terrible social and political history that was one of the worst moments for Argentina. ...