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A whole day outing on
the patagonian steppe.
Every day departs al 08:30 AM , returns al 5:00 PM.
A tour organized having in mind all of us that like to walk the
wild open outdoors of Patagonia, exploring a palaeontological
site packed full of large petrified tree trunks over 1.2 meters
in diameter and heaps of fragments of dinosaur bones as well as
big whole dino pieces.
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Tour includes approximately
3 hours of discontinuous long walk by a
land where the wind and the water were in charge to leave discovered
what remained hidden by million years.
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Departing East from El
Calafate, we turn left at "highway" 40 and drive North.
We travel mostly trough open steppe with magnificent views of
the lake Argentino, cross mighty Santa Cruz river, coast along
the valley of La Leona river and panoramic sight of the Southern
Andes and mount Fitz Roy.
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Detail
hill Los Hornos |
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Near the top stars a large
depression formed by water erosion where most of the fossils can
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There is where our walk
stars: we go down trough steep inclines of loose, dry, claylike
soil and explore a seemingly endless system of gorges and ravines
almost saturated with petrified wood that "sprouts"
from the soil.
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Petrified
bone
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We get to see tree trunks
in diameter that range from 0.5 to 1.2 meters, heaps of fossilized
broken bones and occasionally whole leg bones of large reptiles
(still in the process of identification)
The site enjoys benign microclimate so dress in layers and expect
to get warmer as you walk down the ravines. |
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Petrified
trunk sectioned |
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Wind and water erosion
takes place al a very fast rate, so every season we encounter
new surprises. |
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Formations
product of the aeolian and hydric erosion |
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After 3 hours of walking
about (including time for lunch) we return to El Calafate the
same way with stopover of 15 minutes at Hotel La Leona.
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We suggest... Dress in
layers and bring comfy shoes (trekking shoes advisable).
Bring a windbreaker or parka, hat, sunglasses and solar protection
lotion. |
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Our services include:
transfers in bus, guide in bus and long walks,
informative material, access to paleontological site, vianda and
bottle of water. |
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Reservations
Andes Expeditions
Av. Del Libertador 1341, Of. 15
Phone: 02902.492075 (desde el exterior: +54.2902.492075)
Morresi Viajes
Phone: 02902.492276 (desde el exterior: +54.2902.492276)
E-mail: bosquelaleona@cotecal.com.ar
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