Los Gigantes
Los Gigantes is a quarter in Picún Leufú Department, Neuquén Province. Los Gigantes is situated nearby to the quarter Barrio III, as well as near Centro Cívico.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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 3½ km east of Los Gigantes.
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 west of Los Gigantes.
Los Gigantes
- Type: Quarter
- Category: locality
- Location: Picún Leufú Department, Neuquén Province, Argentina, South America
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Latitude
-39.2554° or 39° 15′ 20″ southLongitude
-68.79213° or 68° 47′ 32″ westOpen location code
47GHP6V5+R4OpenStreetMap ID
node 7630939274OpenStreetMap feature
place=quarter
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