Barrio III
Barrio III is a quarter in Confluencia Department, Neuquén Province. Barrio III is situated nearby to the quarter Centro Cívico, as well as near Los Gigantes.Places of Interest
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.
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 2½ km east of Barrio III.
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 3½ km west of Barrio III.
Barrio III
- Type: Quarter
- Category: locality
- Location: Confluencia Department, Neuquén Province, Argentina, South America
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Latitude
-39.25982° or 39° 15′ 35″ southLongitude
-68.78682° or 68° 47′ 13″ westOpen location code
47GHP6R7+37OpenStreetMap ID
node 7630861136OpenStreetMap feature
place=quarter
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