Santa Cruz, Argentina · South America
Puerto Deseado sits on the route: 3 hours from Pico Truncado.
Puerto Deseado is a town located in Santa Cruz, Argentina. With a population of 10,237, it is an important destination in South America.
On a road trip, Puerto Deseado sits in Argentina, where you drive on the right. It's in the America/Argentina/Rio Gallegos time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Puerto Deseado to your route.
Puerto Deseado, originally called Port Desire, is a city and a fishing port of 16,747 inhabitants (at the 2022 Census), which serves as the capital of the Deseado Department in Santa Cruz Province of Argentina, situated on the estuary of the Deseado River.
It was named Port Desire by the privateer Thomas Cavendish inRead more
1586 after the name of his ship, and later became known by the Spanish translation of the name. Today, the straggly town has a couple of pleasant squares, a former railway station and two museums, one with a collection of indigenous artifacts and one at the seafront with relics from the sloop of war HMS Swift which sank in 1770, recovered after its wreck was discovered in the port in 1982. The coast boasts spectacular scenery and colonies of marine wildlife close to the town.
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Puerto Deseado is located in Santa Cruz, Argentina, South America. The coordinates are -47.7513 latitude, -65.8967 longitude.
Puerto Deseado has a population of approximately 10,237 people, making it a town in Argentina.
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