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Comodoro Rivadavia is the largest city in southern Patagonia and constitutes
the most important urban center and services center in the region. It
is the starting point for the Bioceanic Corridor, which travels just 570
kilometers to arrive to the Pacific Ocean. Comodoro Rivadavia is located
1853 kilometers from Buenos Aires, and the two cities are connected by
the north-south National Route 3.
It is the
starting city for all of the southern roads, it is an important petroleum
city, it is also a hilly city with splendid seascapes.
Comodoro Rivadavia is an extense city; the central area is located at
the foot of Cerro Chenque, which extends 212 meters in height.
From the top, the panoramic view is dazzling, with the city's sub-divisions
sitting among profound canyons which protect them from the wind, the sea
and all of its splendor touching the coast, and as a visual limit looking
toward the north, Pico Salamanca, a hill 575 meters high whose
perfect conical shape can be seen from almost everywhere in the city.
The city
also houses the Petroleum Museum, ranking number 3 in the world, and the
Antonio Morán Wind Park, which adds a special touch to the city's
landscape. The city recently turned 100 years old on February 23rd, 2001.
The main
office of AONIKENK Turismo is located here, and this is also the starting
point for the great majority of the circuits for central and southern
Patagonia.
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