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or breeding grounds at Punta Pirámides are in
full swing. The best months for penguins, and
hence the most popular months for visiting, are
October, November, February and early March.
Penguins gather in the thousands at the pen-
guin rookeries at Cabo dos Bahías and Punto
Tombo.
The Automovil
Club Argentino
runs a motel at
Punta
Pirámides.
While overzealous tourism once threatened the
birdlife here, the establishment of the Reserva
Isla de los Pájaros is slowly but surely ensur-
ing their return. Birdwatchers are not permit-
ted to enter this six-acre preserve just off the
entrance to the park. However, the park service
has set up powerful field glasses at key vantage
points.
Birdwatching is
best from
November to
February.
Getting There
The Valdes Peninsula is in Chubut Province. It
is best to fly to Trelew Airport from Buenos
Aires and then travel by bus to Puerto Madryn.
Tierra Del Fuego National Park
Created in 1960, the world's most southerly
national park is also Argentina's only park with
a seacoast. Five of the park's 300 square miles
front the Beagle Channel. The southernmost
accessible part of the park is only 12 miles west
of Ushuaia. Most of the park is not readily
accessible. Rugged, steep mountain ranges that
run in parallel lines from northwest to south-
east form barriers to exploring. They've also
created isolated valleys and glacier lakes and
rivers. Only 10 miles of paved road exist in the
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