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| Puerto Piramides | ||
| province | Chubut | |
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| Residents | unknown | |
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| height | 7 m | |
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Puerto Piramides is a small place with around 500 inhabitants, it is on the Peninsula Valdés in the argentinian province Chubut. The name of the place comes from the numerous pyramid-shaped cliffs on the banks of the Golfo Nuevo back.
background
Puerto Piramides originated around 1900 when the salt of the 1 Salina Grande dismantle. At that time, a railway line was laid from the salt lake to the small port. After about 50 years, the now unprofitable salt mining was stopped and the railway was shut down.
getting there
By plane
please refer Puerto Madryn
By train
By bus
In the street
Of Puerto Madryn leads the provincial road RP2 on the Peninsula Valdés. From this a gravel road branches off to Puerto Pirámides. Driving slowly is the order of the day, but oncoming vehicles can often be recognized by clouds of dust.
By boat
mobility
The place is manageably small.
Tourist Attractions
- 1 Mirador Lobería Sea lion colony, observation point
activities
- 1 Yellow Submarine (Southern Spirit Cruises). Tel.: 54 28 0449 5094, Mobile: 54 928 0457 2340. Animal observation drives.
shop
kitchen
- 1 The Paradise. Tel.: 54 280 449-5030.
nightlife
accommodation
- 1 Camping Puerto Pirámides
