El Chocón
El Chocón is in Picún Leufú Department, Neuquén Province.- Type: Tourist attraction
- Also known as: “El Chocon”
- Address: Villa El Chocón, Q8311
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ernesto Bachmann Paleontological Museum and El Chocón Dam.
Ernesto Bachmann Paleontological Museum
Museum
Photo: Horacio Fernandez, CC BY 3.0.
The Ernesto Bachmann Paleontological Museum in Villa El Chocón, Neuquén Province, Argentina, is a municipal museum dedicated to the paleontology, archaeology and history of Villa El Chocón and its surroundings. Ernesto Bachmann Paleontological Museum is situated 2 km southeast of El Chocón.
El Chocón Dam
Power station
Photo: Aibdescalzo, Public domain.
The El Chocón Dam is one of the most iconic engineering works in Patagonia and the Argentine Republic. Located on the Limay River, in the northwestern region of Patagonia known as Comahue, it is 381 meters above sea level and approximately 80 kilometers upstream from the confluence of the Limay and Neuquén Rivers. El Chocón Dam is situated 4 km southeast of El Chocón.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Villa El Chocón and El Chocón.
Villa El Chocón
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Villa El Chocón is a small town in Neuquén province in Argentina. It is located on the shores of the Ramos Mexia reservoir and has about 4,000 inhabitants.
El Chocón
Village
Villa El Chocón Cerros Colorados is a village and municipality in Neuquén Province in southwestern Argentina. The village was initially created to house the workmen building the Ezequiel Ramos Mexía dam on the Limay River. El Chocón is situated 3 km southwest of El Chocón.
El Chocón
- Category: tourism
- Location: Picún Leufú Department, Neuquén Province, Argentina, South America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-39.24709° or 39° 14′ 50″ southLongitude
-68.79439° or 68° 47′ 40″ westElevation
431 metres (1,414 feet)Operator
Municipalidad de Villa El ChocónOpen location code
47GHQ634+56OpenStreetMap ID
node 9552073253OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionGeoNames ID
12035956
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