Parque Temático Paleontológico Valle De Los Gigantes - Other Activity Sarmiento - Argentina

Welcome to Cretaceous Park! No, not Jurassic–all these creatures come from the last great dinosaur era. Replicas of reptiles found only in this region of Argentina roam the park garden. The eleven types of residents include light-weights like Aniksosaurus Darwini, which weighed only 50 kilograms (110 lb), and the herbivore Notohypsilophodon comodorensi (25 kg / 55 lb), as well as giants such as Epachthosaurus sciuttoi (10 t [metric] / 11 t). Sculptor Aldo Beroiza created all these life-size replicas in close consultation with palaeontologists and other scientists.

Location:

Pietrobelli and Perito Moreno

Other Activity Types:
Wildlife refuge

Getting There

The theme park is two blocks from the tourism office, behind Museo Regional Desiderio Torres.

Travel Tips:

Visits and guides are arranged with the tourism office (Monday-Friday 8 a.m.-7 p.m., weekends and holidays 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Avenida Regimineto de Infantería 25 and Pietrobelli, Tel.: 489-8220, E-mail: coloniasarminetotour@gmail.com / turismo@coloniasarmiento.gov.ar, URL: www.coloniasarmiento.gov.ar). Signs detailing each species are in English and Spanish.

Price Description:

The theme park is two blocks from the tourism office, behind Museo Regional Desiderio Torres.

Relative price: Budget

Open Hours from:Monday-Friday 10 a.m., weekends and holidays noon

Open Hours to:Monday-Friday 5 p.m., weekends and holidays 4 p.m.

Travel Skills: None

Learn about the region’s history at Museo Regional Desiderio Torres and Sala Histórica de Malvinas. Visit the farms on the town’s outskirts. Go fishing in the Río Senguer or Lago Musters. Check out Monumento Natural Provincial Bosque Petrificado Sarmiento, Alero de Manos Pintadas and the Sarasola lava tunnel.

Currencies accepted
Argentine Peso

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Updated: 04 May 2010