Faro de El Chocón
Faro de El Chocón is a lighthouse in Confluencia Department, Neuquén Province. Faro de El Chocón is situated nearby to the police station Puesto GNA Lago, as well as near Dinosaurios.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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 700 metres northeast of Faro de 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 3 km east of Faro de El Chocón.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Villa El Chocón and El Chocón.
Villa El Chocón
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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 Faro de El Chocón.
Faro de El Chocón
- Type: Lighthouse
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Confluencia Department, Neuquén Province, Argentina, South America
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Latitude
-39.26444° or 39° 15′ 52″ southLongitude
-68.79019° or 68° 47′ 25″ westOpen location code
47GHP6P5+6WOpenStreetMap ID
node 7633669780OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouse
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