Pehuen Co, Recreation and Leisure, Amazing Prehistoric Findings

Pehuen Co is to wake up with the birds, to walk under the shade of ancient trees, to enjoy the sun that rises and sets in the sea in one of the warmest beaches of the Atlantic coast. This is the perfect scenery for a unique family beach vacation or for a tranquil retreat, and for an extraordinary encounter with the pre-historic nature of the region.

The extensive beaches of Pehuen-co make possible the practice of recreation and outdoor sports like fishing, surfing, windsurfing, walks, aquatic sports, kayaks, cavalcades, trekking, bike rides, ecotourism or Paleontology tourism. The recreation and leisure activities is Pehuen Co are varied. Here is a list of suggestions:

The Ship House – Casa Barco

This particular construction is located in Malvinas Argentinas street between La Argentina and Avenue Fragata Sarmiento. It was constructed in 1954 by Luis Novelli, who navigated in the ship "Rome" and constructed the house resembling the vessel. This Italian immigrant built the ship-house with marked perfection.

The Stranded Ship

During the low tide it is possible to see the remains of "La Soberana" (The Sovereign), a ship that ran aground at the end of the 20th century.

Las Rocas

Known also with the name Lamp Post of Monte Hermoso or Hills of Monte Hermoso, is located at 12 Km West from the town, with an approximate extension of 3 kilometers of cliffs of variable height. Its importance takes root in the quality and quantity of the 5 million year old vertebrates found in the area.

In addition to this Paleontology importance, the place reclaims its historical relevancy for the first lighthouse built on the Argentine coast which is located there, and local shores which were especially studied by known scientists such as Florentino Ameghino and Charles Darwin.

Fishing

Fishing is possible from the coast or on boat. There are several recreation and leisure services offering fishing excursions among other activities. One of them is: "La Rotonda". Variada y Tiburon. Guia: Daniel Vicente Consultas y reservas: (0291) 4554546 Bahia Blanca (02921) 497107 Pehuen-Co (0291) 156-44-7360. Part. Celular. "El Vasko". Tel: (02921) 497010. Pehuen-Co.

The Enchanted forest It is located at 5 km from Pehuen-Co and constitutes an ideal space for rest. The access is from the roundabout of entry to town and a 4 km way. The forest covers 105 hectares of pines, eucalyptuses and cypresses planted with the purpose and efforts of preserving the environment.

Chapel The Sacred Family

It is located in Av. San Martin and Lauquen Mapu and it was designed by the architect Beatriz Marseillán. It was built with stones brought in the wine vaults of a ship called " La Soberana" the same one which ran aground in the outskirts of the beach and becomes visible during the low tide.

The Mill House

This is a private house located in 9 de Julio Street, between Brown and Fitz Roy. It is a building constructed in the shape of a wind mill by the writer Rubén Benítez, in honor of the book Don Quijote de la Mancha.

Prehistory at Pehuen Co

Pehuen-Co is one of the prettiest and intimate beach resorts of the Argentine coast. At few kilometers from Bahia Blanca, where the "belly" of the province Buenos Aires ends, are the wide sandy beaches regaining all their solitude at early morning and late evening. No more sounds that the sea and the birds, and no more than the occasional walkers who leave their last traces in the sand.

Among sandy streets and some curiosities as the “ship house ” – a rare construction that imitates exactly the structure of a ship –. The inhabitants of Patagonia and local farmers of the interior of the province spend their summer vacations. This offers the perfect opportunity to meet the true atmosphere of the place.

The interesting side of Pehuen Co exceeds the delights of its extraordinary beaches. This portion of coast reveals a transparent window to the most remote past of these lands. And like so many other times, the discovery was a fruit of a coincidence.

Fossil Traces

These are a layer of Paleontology findings located at 2,500 meters East of Pehuen-Co. The fossil traces, of 12,000 years of antiquity, are printed on the platform of graze of the beach, in the clay-slimy layers that are covered partially by the high tides. The layer was discovered in October 1986, by accident after strong storm. The deposits are particularly valuable since they reveal information about the ambience conditions of the geologic past, and they constitute a testimony in situ of the behavior and activities of ancient animals.

Pehuen Co has been declared of high Paleontology importance by the Senate of the province of Buenos Aires.

Thousands of Years Ago…

In Pehuen Co time is measured in much more than centuries. It is necessary to count millennia if one wants to reconstruct the time when this portion of the coast was a plane covered with shrubs and grasslands, wrapped in a cold and dry climate.

The time is the Pleistocene, approximately 12 thousand years ago. The sea did not reach the current line. Next to the coast, the rain formed lagoons where the animals gathered. Those were the biggest species of prehistoric fauna in this part of the Argentina. Along with them were also flamingoes, guanacos and ducks.

The apparent freshness of the traces that remained makes it is difficult to believe that between that daily scene of the past and today lay at least twelve millenniums.

The climatic changes reduced the rains, and with the absence of precipitations the lagoons turned into mud where the last traces dried off, until the sea, in its eternal swaying, covered them up for eternity.

The traces were found by accident in 1986 by Dr. Teresa Manera de Bianco of Universidad Del Sur.

Visitors can approach the findings accompanied by guides, who answer questions and explain how to take care of the coastal area where the traces are printed.

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