Pico Truncado (“truncated peak”) owes its name to a conical hill with a basalt top. Its history runs from the Jurassic to the Indigenous peoples, the pioneers of the Patagonian Railway and the oil industry. Today it's the “National Hydrogen Capital”.
Things to do
- MARA Route (Southern Regional Archaeological Museum), along RP 12: it links the archaeological, paleontological and geological heritage of the Deseado Massif.
- Sierras Blancas: a maze of canyons about 3 km long in ochre, white and orange tones; and the Deseado River valley.
- Laguna de los Patos, the Bridasaurio, the Antiguos Pobladores Regional Museum.
- Jorge Romanutti Wind Farm and the Experimental Hydrogen Plant.
- The National Southern Folklore Festival and the National Youth Theater Festival (dates: check before you travel at Turismo Santa Cruz – Pico Truncado).
Getting there
It's in the north of the province, reached via RP 43. Tourism office: Gobernador Gregores and Urquiza.
