Introducing Caleta Olivia
Slightly seedy but nevertheless authentic, Caleta Olivia earns its living refining oil and processing fish. High winds plague the port, but are preferable to its sporadic dust storms. Located south of Comodoro on costal RN 3, Caleta Olivia is, however, a convenient place to change buses to more inspiring locales, such as the petrified forests, Puerto Deseado or Los Antiguos.
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The port was built in 1901 as part of a plan to run the telegraph along the coast, and was named after the only woman on board that first ship to land here. Discovery of oil in 1944 turned the face of industry from wool and sheep transport to petroleum, as evidenced by the eerie 10m-high Monumento al Obrero Petrolero that lords over the downtown traffic circle. Colloquially called ‘El Gorosito, ’ the muscular oil worker looks north, symbolizing the link between this area’s industry and Argentina’s oil-poor northern reaches.
Last updated: Feb 17, 2009
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RE: Patagonia in 3 weeks : from Neuquen to Ushuaia by bus ?
by nahuel 05 August 2011
You can bus it from Neuquen all the way to Ushuaia and then take a flight back to BA from there which is cheaper than taking the bus anyway.…
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RE: Traveling ruta 40 by bus
by nahuel 17 July 2009
Not easy, not many buses, less regular ones, different options. http://www.chaltentravel.com/recorrido_ruta_40.asp this company is a trave…
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RE: Roadtrip from BA to Patagonia and back
by nahuel 29 January 2008
I think your plan is great. 2 weeks in BA is agood time to catch the spirit and some spanish. 6 weeks for the trip to Patagonia ist not…
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