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asariego eux - Horacio C er elyn Dev v otos: E acundo Santana - Gentilesa INFUETUR F eralta - F aldo P Argentina otos: Osv F EXPLORE PATAGONIA NATURE & ADVENTURE VIAJES Y TURISMO Leg. 7510 VIAJES Y TURISMO Juana Fadul 58 +54 2901 433622 / 430725 Ushuaia · Tierra del Fuego · Argentina 25 de Mayo 160 +54 2902 492189 El Calafate · Santa Cruz [email protected] www.allpatagonia.com INDEX WHO WE ARE 2 - 3 EXPLORE PATAGONIA VIAJES Y TURISMO HOW TO TRAVEL TO ARGENTINA 4 - 5 NATURE & ADVENTURE FACTS ABOUT PATAGONIA 6 - 7 NATURE 8 - 9 · Wildlife watching 10 - 11 · Birds watching 12 - 14 · Photo safari 15 ADVENTURE 16 - 17 · Driving to the end of... 18 - 19 · Hiking & Trekking 20 - 25 · Horseback Riding 26 - 27 · Multisports 28 - 29 · Fly Experiences 30 - 31 . Sail Experience 32 - 33 MORE . Golf 34 - 35 . History & Culture 36 - 37 MAPS Tierra del Fuego 38 - 39 Southern Patagonia - Antarctica 40 - 41 Nature and adventure experiences in PATAGONIA & ANTARCTICA. GUIDES Nature - Wildlife Watching, Birds Watching, Photo Safari. Adventure - Driving to the End of the World, Hiking, Trekking, Horseback riding, Multi-Sports, Fly & Heli Experiences, Sailing Experiences, Sports –GOLF, Culture & History –Gunther Plüshow Prowess. After graduating in Tourism in Buenos Aires, she chose Tierra del Fuego to carry out her career. Since 1985, she worked as a guide, always involved in the regional ecology, a topic that was the basis of her Master of Arts in Nature – María Laura Borla Oriented Tourism. She has published several articles related to Tourism and Naturalist Guide environment. Her experience includes not only assistance to travelers interested in the landscape evolution, flora, wilderness, bird watching, history and anthropology of the area, but also Antarctic trip as well as expeditions along the Fuegian Channels & Cape Horn. She has also been invited as lecturer on tourism in Tierra del Fuego several times, in Spanish-English & French. He is Degree in Geography. Córdoba NationalUniversity; Professor of Secondary and Higher Education in Hospitality and Tourism;Tour Guide”Technician in Tourism and Hospitality ;Humanist High School Billy we called him like this, worked as tour trekking and hiking guide in Ushuaia Guillermo and Cordoba , love nature and also he is Photointerpretation Oscar Pires PostgraduateCourseApplied Environmental recognition". Naturalist Guide He speaks Spanish, English,French & Portuguese. Ileana Rivas Jordán is 27 years old. She graduated as Technical and Tour Guide. Nowadays, she studies at “Universidad Nacional de Quilmes” in order to complete her career in Tourism. She actively participates in an NGO “Ecosistemas 2 Ileana Rivas Jordán Argentinos”; she also had worked as volunteer in some ecological projects and in 3 Naturalist Guide Lanín National Park. She wrote two booklets for children about environmental education and tourism and collaborated with various publications. She gives lectures at rural schools and dissertations of Sustainable Tourism and Ecological WHO WE ARE issues at several places. She speaks Spanish, English and French. She is committed to nature and wild life, loves and enjoys working with people spending time outdoors. She is 35 years old and she is tourist guide specialized in Argentine and Chilean Patagonia. She has done several courses such as Bird life of the Argentine Patagonia, Flora and Fauna of the Argentine Patagonia, General Introduction to Geology Specialized on Argentine Patagonia. Specialization in “Flora and marine Evelyn Devereux birds” and “Group Management”, both took place in Punta Arenas, Chile. She also Naturalist Guide VIAJES Y TURISMO has published different kind of books: Field Guide to the National Park Tierra del Fuego, Flora of the Fuegian Archipelago and Sea birds of the Beagle Channel and a monthly publication of articles on history and nature in the magazine “Revista Sur”. In addition, she has traveled around different countries and places: Brazil, Chile, ALL PATAGONIA Outfitter & Destination Managers places in the southernmost area of the planet, enjoying Paraguay, Ireland, Spain, France, England, and Antarctic Peninsula. Sailing and Company was created in 1991 with its the wonderful scenery and the wild nature, its flora and flights over Cape Horn from Puerto Williams. headquarter in Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego and its fauna, its history. Our programs and excursions, made branch in El Calafate, Santa Cruz. with the highest standards of services and value, are lead Gaston is a passionate tour guide with a deep understanding of the natural places by our specialized guides; all of them are professionals in you will visit, as well as a local perspective of Ushuaia's culture and history. He has Nature and Adventure Programs designed to their field, speak several languages; they love this area Gastón Bretti several years leading nature based and adventure tours. discover the best of Patagonia - and to preserve our environment. Naturalist Guide Apart from being a man of many talents, his trekking skills have not allowed us to find a trip to match his strength and takes great pleasure in sharing his discoveries Tierra del Fuego, El Calafate and its glaciers, Cape of the region with others. Horn and the “White Continent” Antarctica; unique His technical training turns him into an integral part of our outdoors operations. Argentina 4 5 HOW TO TRAVEL TO ARGENTINA The following airlines operate from / to Buenos Aires International Airport (Ezeiza): Argentina. Capital: Buenos Aires Latin America: · Tam Europe: Asia From Buenos Aires · Aerolíneas · Taca · Aircomet · Malaysia Airlines to Patagonia: Argentinas North America: · Air Europa Oceania · Aerolineas · Aeroméxico · Aerolíneas · Air France · Aerolineas Argentinas Patagonia · Avianca Argentinas · Alitalia Argentinas · Latam · Copa Airlines · Air Canada · British Airways · Qantas · Cubana de · American Airlines · Iberia · New Zeeland Aviación · Lan · Lufthansa Airlines · Lan · United Airlines · Lan · Lan Antarctic Peninsula · Mexicana · Delta The origin of the Name: Although there are many theories to explain the origin of the name Patagonia, it known, that it was given during the first European expedition commanded by Ferdinand Magellan, in 1520. “Patagón” synonymous to big feet or from the Portuguese “patagao”; another theory: “Patagón”, a character in tales of chivalry; it referred to a monster-like giant called “Patagón”, was one of the characters of the novel “primaleón”, in fashion in the XVI century in Europe. The expeditionary might have made a comparison with the character. FACTS ABOUT PATAGONIA Geography Patagonia is located at the southernmost tip of South life, bird life and landscapes. America, between 36º and 55º S, covering an area of The population density in Patagonia is only 1, 88 people per 787.000 sq km. This region borders on the Pacific Ocean to square kilometer. the West (Chilean side), the Atlantic Ocean to the East (Argentinean side), Colorado River to the North and Drake Region of Patagonia Passage to the South. It is the largest in Patagonia without counting the Andean area. Patagonia stretches over the provinces of Neuquén, Río The climate of the centre and east is arid or semiarid; it becomes Negro, Chubut, Santa Cruz and Tierra del Fuego and sub-humid towards the Andes and cold temperate in the south, comprises a huge variety of soils, climates, vegetation, wild with mean annual temperatures around 10º. 6 7 About some species of flora, wildlife and birds Patagonian vegetation is clearly defined by the barrier yearly rainfall barely reaches 200 mm. The Nothofagus genus or Seabirds · Upland goose - Chloephaga picta formed by the Andes. It stops the constant strong westerly false beech trees includes the Southern Hemisphere beeches and winds. These forces clouds to collide with the mountains, belongs to the Fagaceae family with eight different genus of · Great grebe - Podiceps major · Flightless steamer-duck - Tachyeres pteneres loose their humidity in the form of rain or snow, and cross bushes and trees. · Black-browed albatross - Diomedea melanophris · Magellanic oystercatcher - Haematopus leucopodus to the east with very little left. The South American species are Nothofagus alpina, Nothofagus · Southern fulmar - Fulmarus glacialoides · Blackish oystercatcher - Haematopus ater Both sides of the mountains have Nothofagus forests. oblicua, Nothofagus betuloides, Nothofagus dombeyii, · Gentoo penguin - Pygoscelis papua · Chilean Skua - Catharacta chilensis However, the lack of rain on the east means that these Nothofagus Antarctica, Nothofagus pumilio. · Magellanic penguin - Spheniscus magellanicus · Kelp Gull - Larus dominicanus forests are less dense. This gives way to the steppe, where · Rock cormorant - Phalacrocorax magellanicus · Imperial cormorant - Phalacrocorax (atriceps) atriceps More birds Some Trees · Magellan orchid - Chloraea magellanica · King Cormorant - Phalacrocorax (atriceps) albiventer Ruddy-Headed Goose, Peregrine Falcon, Rufous-Chested · Arrayán - Luma apiculata Mammals · Ashy-headed goose - Chloephaga poliocephala Dotterel, Two Banded Plover, Tawny-Throated Dotterel, · Radal – Lomatia hirsuta · Red fox – Pseudolapex culpaeus · Kelp goose - Chloephaga hybrida Ruddy Baird's, Baird's Sandpiper, White-Rumped Sandpiper, · Ciprés – Austrocedrus chilensis · Grey fox – Pseudolapex griseus · Upland goose - Chloephaga picta Common Miner, Short-billed Miner, Chocolate-vented Tyrant, · Guanaco – Lama guanicoe · Flightless steamer-duck - Tachyeres pteneres Cinnamon-Bellied Ground-Tyrant,