El Chocón

Villa El Chocón Cerros Colorados is a village and municipality in in southwestern . The village was initially created to house the workmen building the Ezequiel Ramos Mexía dam on the .
Wikipedia
  • Type: Village with 426 residents
  • Description: settlement in Neuquén province
  • Also known as: “El Chocón, Neuquén” and “Llequén”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Ernesto Bachmann Paleontological Museum.

Museum
Photo: Horacio Fernandez, CC BY 3.0.
The in , Neuquén Province, Argentina, is a municipal museum dedicated to the paleontology, archaeology and history of Villa El Chocón and its surroundings. is situated 3½ km east of El Chocón.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Villa El Chocón.

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a small town in Neuquén province in . It is located on the shores of the Ramos Mexia reservoir and has about 4,000 inhabitants.

El Chocón

Latitude
-39.25838° or 39° 15′ 30″ south
Longitude
-68.82479° or 68° 49′ 29″ west
Population
426
Open location code
47GHP5RG+J3
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1454862574
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Wiki­data ID
Q106088
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Satellite Map

Discover El Chocón from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Spanish—“El Chocón” goes by many names.

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Notable Places Nearby

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