Sights in Puerto Deseado
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Vagón Histórico
In the center of Puerto Deseado, the restored 1898 Vagón Histórico is famous as the car from which rebel leader Facón Grande prepared the ‘Patagonia Rebellion.’ In 1979 the car was almost sold for scrap, but disgruntled townspeople blocked the roads to stop the sale.
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Museo Regional Mario Brozoski
The Museo Regional Mario Brozoski displays relics of the English corvette Swift, sunk off the coast of Deseado in 1776. Divers continue to recover artifacts from this wreck, located in 1982.
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Museo Padre Beauvoir
Named for a Salesian priest, Museo Padre Beauvoir shows an eclectic combination of native relics, stuffed birds and objects donated by pioneer families.
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Estación del Ferrocarril Patagónico
Choo-choo fans can check out the imposing English-designed Estación del Ferrocarril Patagónico, off Av Oneto, built by Yugoslav stonecutters in 1908.
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Sociedad Española
A few blocks west of Puerto Deseado is the attractive Sociedad Española, c 1915.
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