Peninsula Valdez, Argentina - UNESCO World Heritage Site

 Place: Peninsula Valdez, Argentina

Weather: Sunshine and clouds mixed, 63/95F.

Route: From Los Glaciares 1658 km NNE on RN3.

Significance: This peninsula has sea life that we in North America associate with our Pacific coast - there are seals, sea lions, and orcas.  The coastline has large cliffs 100's of feet above the Atlantic Ocean. There are also wetlands with an incredible diversity of birds.

Website: UNESCO World Heritage Site

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Seals on a beach (from enpeninsulavaldes.com)

Penguins with the dry scrub brush in the background (from whc.unesco.org)