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Orcas on the beach, Peninsula Valdes, Argentina

About a third of the way down the coast of Argentina, there’s a large peninsula that juts out into the South Atlantic Ocean. From an aerial view, it looks like it should have been an island. The thin strip of land that connects it to the mainland is so narrow, when you drive it, you can see the sea on both sides. The desert here runs right up to the sea, giving brilliant contrasts of brown and blue. This is Peninsula Valdes, and it’s a major wildlife preserve in Argentina — home to a number of unusual and endangered species, both land-based and sea-based.

Awesome Argentine Armadillo

Peninsula Valdez in Argentina is a sweeping, open space, where the dusty brown desert stretches right to the sparkling sea. Where else do you see armadillos and elephant seals all on the same walk? Not to mention guanacos and sea lions, killer whales and rheas!

I’d always heard that armadillos were shy, and that we were unlikely to see one. However, this little guy (or girl, for all I can tell!) was so intent on lapping up the drops of water that had spilled on the ground here, that his thirst overcame any fear of people, and we were able to get an excellent close-up view…

The President’s wife

Americans are now deciding whether the wife of an ex-president should become our country’s next president. Perhaps we should ask Argentina, where they have a long history of powerful presidents’ wives.

#1 – Eva Peron (Evita) was the 2nd wife of Argentine President Juan Peron. She went from rural poverty,… Full article…

Giant dinosaur found in fossil ”Lost World”

Scientists in Argentina have uncovered the skeleton of what is believed to be a new dinosaur species – and an enormous one at that. This previously unknown species of Titanosaur, named Futalognkosaurus dukei, is among the largest dinosaurs ever discovered, and a remarkable portion of its skeleton has been found.