The logs and pine nuts found correspond to a monkey-puzzle tree species with similar features to those upholstering the mountains of Neuquén and they are the object of constant scientific research.
At Puerto Deseado, it is possible to get away from the coast towards the mountain range area and set foot on the most important fossil site in Argentina: Jaramillo Petrified Forest. Several stops can be made on the way to appreciate the attractions of the region.

1.- The Los Alerces National Park boasts lovely and simultaneously protects forests of ancient larches.

The Los Alerces National Park is located in the west of the province of Chubut. It has an area of ​​259,570 hectares belonging to the Patagonian Forests ecoregion. Decree No. 1937 105 433 set for different areas in the Andean Patagonia status reserves bound for the subsequent creation of National Parks. One of these territories was the Reserve Larches.   In April 1945, through Decree