Punta Tombo

Punta Tombo is situated 107 km from Trelew. This natural reserve homes the largest Penguin colony of the continent. It's rich in local flora and fauna. It's very common to find  short ostriches, guanacos, maras, herons, red and grey foxes, Patagonian skunks, small and large armadillos and different kinds of birds.
The protected area of Punta Tombo is a narrow and stony fringe which penetrates approximatley 3.5 km into the sea. It's beaches are very wide and have a soft slope. This is why the penguins come here to make their nests. Towards the extreme there are seagull nests and in the vertex, cormorants, in the whole area ostreros, vapor ducks, double chinned plovers, skuas and a lengthy list of terrest animals. In september, thousands of penguins settle on the coast, especially in Punta Tombo, after a long journey in the sea.

Francisco Gonzalez.