Perito Moreno (Santa Cruz)
National Park
Patagonia (Santa Cruz)Designated in 19371,150 km²
Not to be confused with the glacier of the same name; it protects remote Patagonian steppe with rock art more than 8,000 years old
Area
1,150 km²
Protection category
IUCN II
Parque nacional —
Designated in
1937
Declared in 1937 — the same year as Los Glaciares, with which it is often confused because both are named after the same explorer, Francisco Moreno — this park protects a remote Patagonian landscape of high steppe and lakes, with rock paintings more than 8,000 years old in caves such as Casa de Piedra, attributed to the ancestral hunter-gatherers of southern Patagonia. It is one of the last significant refuges of the huemul, an endangered Andean deer that appears on the Argentine national coat of arms.
Location
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Perito Moreno (Santa Cruz): 17 documented species
Mammals5Birds12
Threatened:,,
Flora and ecosystems
Ecosystems found in Argentina, where Perito Moreno (Santa Cruz) lies.
Tropical rainforestDesertWetland
Experiences in this park
Birdwatching
Wildlife you can see now
What is worth looking out for this month in Argentina?
Now is a good time: Intentional stranding of killer whales at Península Valdés (March and April at Punta Norte; October and November at Caleta Valdés)
Now is a good time: Intentional stranding of killer whales at Península Valdés (March and April at Punta Norte; October and November at Caleta Valdés)
Now is a good time: Intentional stranding of killer whales at Península Valdés (March and April at Punta Norte; October and November at Caleta Valdés)
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