The largest city of the South Patagonia with its 144.000 habitants, is located as a city with important services of great impact in the region.
Its proximity to the Peaceful Ocean (approximately 600 km), and the integration with Chile carried out through international agreements, turned Comodoro Rivadavia into a fundamental extreme of the Corredor Bioceánico and a center of distribution of the Corredor Central. In orden to make that become possible, the city counts on an important structure of services, with modern hotels and gastronomic establishments that offer services of excellent quality, numerous receptive agencies and a complete network of air and terrestrial transportation. Besides that, Comodoro offers places of nocturnal dissemination as the casino, pubs, record stores and museums related to petroleum and paleontological activity.
Comodoro Rivadavia: Capital of the Petroleum
Comodoro Rivadavia is the most important pole of development of the region because it possesses a high-quality metallurgical industry originated on its petroleum tradition. The landscape caused by this activity is stunning and attractive, and the deposits of exploitation located in the outskirts of it called Basin San Jorge supply the major percentage of petroleum of the national consumption. The characteristic balances, as are called the teams of pump, are shown trimmed in the rustic one and not contaminated Patagonian plateau.
Mirador del Cerro Chenque
The Cerro Chenque, with its imposing figure, clears the entrance to the central helmet of the city by the north sector of it, offering a magnificent view for people who desire to reach its window, which can also be agreed by car. From there the observer will be able to contemplate a total view of the city, of the harbor sector and the maritime horizon of the Atlantic Ocean.
Beaches at the area
Comodoro Rivadavia possesses different beaches of fine sand and canto rodado, such as the Playa Costanera located in the center of the city; the Beach of Km 3 located at 3km from the center of the city; the Beach of Km 5 located at 5km of Comodoro; and the Beach of the Village Balnearia of Rada Tilly located at 13km from the center.
It is important to emphasize that each beach mentioned previously, in season of summer, counts on service of coastguard and police security.
Comodoro Rivadavia is waiting for you with extensive and peaceful beaches, a rich variety of species and a stunning nature.