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It starts from El Calafate, traveling 33 km along Provincial Route No. 5 to the East and then 67 km to the North along National Route No. 40. During this journey you can see Lake Argentino, the Santa Cruz River, the La Leona River and its beautiful valley, with a panoramic view of the Andes Mountains, including Cerro Fitz Roy.

Stop for approximately 15 minutes at the Hotel La Leona (historical site) and continue 10 km to the West, following the southern shore of Lake Viedma, until we reach the slopes of Cerro Los Hornos (Estancia Santa Teresita), where we arrive around at 12:00 p.m.

We look for the first time at the huge depression in the ground where the petrified logs are and we begin our exploration walk among the fossils. Halfway through the tour we stop for lunch.

Throughout the walk we will see a large number of petrified logs that lie on the surface, some with a diameter of 1.20 meters, testimony of ancient times where the climate was very different from today and allowed the support of an abundant and large flora. Fossil remains of different types of dinosaurs are occasionally discovered.

This property is protected from the wind by Cerro Los Hornos and because it is also a natural depression in the terrain. Being in a steppe area, it is very dry and the weather conditions are generally very pleasant.

We start the return at 2:00 p.m. Approximately with a new stop at the “Parador” Hotel La Leona and we arrive in Calafate around 4:30 p.m./ 5:00 p.m.

The excursion takes place every day with a minimum of two passengers and is subject to weather conditions.