Cabo Blanco is a strictly protected nature reserve north of Puerto Deseado. According to SiFAP, it protects the area's only breeding ground for the South American fur seal, as well as a South American sea lion haul-out.
What to see
- The century-old Cabo Blanco Lighthouse: its light stands about 87 m above sea level, and you climb almost 100 steps to reach it.
- Sea lions on the islets at the foot of the lighthouse.
- Red-legged, rock and imperial cormorants; gulls, blackish oystercatchers, black-chested buzzard-eagles and lesser rheas.
- With luck, Peale's dolphins, Commerson's dolphins, orcas and southern right whales.
Getting there
From Puerto Deseado, take RP 281 (paved) to km 24 and then gravel RP 14 and 91: about 88 km in total according to SiFAP. Some sources warn that the last few kilometers can get difficult after rain. Road conditions: check before you travel at Turismo Santa Cruz – Puerto Deseado.
