SANTA CRUZ
Capital: Galician river (79 033 hab. in the dpto.) 
Surface: 243 943 km2 
Population: 159 964 inhabitants 
Density: 0,7 hab. /km2 
The population's annual growth: 31,8% 
Males' index: 52,5% 
Main cities: I itch Truncated, Wanted Port, Caleta Oliva 
Administrative division: 7 departments
Rio  Gallegos
Location Season Activities Trips Lodging Festivities

Temperature stockings annual maxim 12,6°C, minimum 2,8°C with an average of precipitations of 340 mm/año
How to arrive? 
In automobile: RN 3 
Transport railcar: Don Otto, Coastal Creole. 
Transport air: Argentinean, Southern airlines and Lade, to the Galician Airport International River to 7 km of the center

It is the Capital of the county of Santa Cruz in the south riverbank of the creek of Galician to some 18 kms of their outlet in the sea, it is to 2693 km to the south of the City of Buenos Aires  for the RN 3 and to 257 km of  Cloudy River, on the Andean sector. and to 209 km of the Port of Santa Cruz. It is located on the bay formed by the outlet of the Galician river, to about 16 msnm.

It is an important commercial, administrative center and of services to the traveler and the tourist. The port allows the arrival of ships of great soaked although for effect of the wide tides at certain hours of the day leave them on the sand.
Map of the County of Santa Cruz
Map of Santa Cruz

CABO VIRGENES
To 134 km of the City. Between October and March a colony of penguins of Magellan arrives 
It is a Natural Reservation of 1200 there is that it protects the second colony patagonica in importance of this type of penguins. 
It is a windy area, without infrastructure for the visitor, but to be little converged one can enjoy more than the marine birds. 
The first European establishment in the area took place in February of 1584. Their objective was to guarantee the strategic control of Magellan's Strait
Activities to carry out in Galician River:
He/she fishes sport, photographic safaris, fauna observation, sailing to candle, 
 excursiones of geologic and anthropological information.
Lodging: Festivities: Walks and Trips:

The hotelería of up to 3 stars he/she offers lodging to the visitor, apart hotel, campings, and residential they are also to disposition 
Sweet shops and restaurants 
they offer services to the tourist.
Wolf of Sea  

31 de enero

San Juan Bosco, Patrono de la Provincia de Santa Cruz

18 de julio

Fiesta Aniversario de la Fundación de la Ciudad
4 de diciembre

Día del Minero (Río Turbio
Guer Aike
Punta Loyola
Isla Deseada o de Los Pinguinos
Laguna Azul
Las Buitreras
Cabo Vírgenes
Puesto del Diablo
La Angelina
Río Turbio

Río Turbio

Population of around 10.000 inhabitants, located to the Southwest of the County of Santa Cruz, to 288 Galician km of River, their Capital, to 9 km of the frontier with Chile and to 30 km of Puerto Natale. It is seated on mountainous land and he/she has climate cold cordillerano, with manifestations nivales accentuated in the winter station. In 1943 the exploitation of the mantels of fuels existent mineral solids began. This activity allows to offer a very attractive possibility to carry out mining tourism.

Tourist attractiveness

In winter one can enjoy the ski hints in the Place One it Mines, and in the Center of Winter Sports Valdelén - clerk of the Club Andean Cloudy River that you/they offer rent of teams, sweet shop and illumination and that they summon in winter to great quantity of people.

Other Walks
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Zona Mina Uno
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Río Primavera
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Cancha Carrera
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Dique San José
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Pasos Fronterizos
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Cascada de los Siete Saltos

The most southern train in the World

The brunch ferro industrial Cloudy River is an authentic cultural historical patrimony. 
Of small trail, their slow but extensive trains of up to 60 boxcars, they unite this tourist-mining town, in the estribaciones of the Mountain range of you Walk them, with the Galician Port of River, in the Argentinean Sea.

Lodging in Cloudy River

Hostel of the Frontier, Capipé, The Black Cat 
Harbor Municipal 
Stay Cancha Carrera

He/she has the influence of a climate cold cordillerano, presenting manifestations nivales in the winter station

In summer they can be carried out fishing trips in the rivers and next lagoons to the town, as the Cascade of the Seven Jumps in the proximities of the Dike San José, the Valle Primavera, The Miradors and the Bridge of Stone.

In winter the ski hints are enjoyed in the place it Mines One that have rent of teams, sweet shop and illumination in the hints. In the Center of Winter Sports Valdelen, also with night illumination, it can be carried out alpine and Nordic ski and they are capable for beginners, advanced and competition slalom and giant slalom, with a period of annual use that he/she goes from the l° of June, up to the 15 of September, with snow type powder. A double Aerosilla possesses, of 1000 m of height, with capacity for 400 skiers per hour.
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