Santa Cruz

With stunning landscapes, it is renowned for the Perito Moreno
Glacier and for having a gastronomy specialized in
creating unforgettable experiences.

Santa Cruz offers forests, lakes, volcanoes, mountains and glaciers that are perfect for adventure, nature and snow tourism and sport fishing.

El Calafate, which gives access to Perito Moreno and El Chaltén, the national capital of trekking, are the most outstanding tourist destinations of the province.

The tourist diversity of the province includes large estancias that allow experiencing the Patagonian rural life and also sites that show the remains of pre-historical civilizations such as Cuevas de las Manos (Cave of the Hands), the Río Pinturas Valley and the Petrified Forests.

PROVINCE DATA

Location

Patagonian Region

Capital

Río Gallegos

Average annual temperature

Between 5°C and 10°C

Population

273,964 inhabitants

Administrative division

15 municipalities. The main cities area Río Gallegos, Caleta Olivia, El Calafate, Puerto Deseado, Pico Truncado, Puerto San Julián, and Las Heras

River Regime

In the plateau 200 mm per year, in the Andes region 2,000 mm per year

Surface area

243,943 Km²

Climate

Patagonian arid and humid cold

Relief

Central plain, Atlantic coast, Fuegian Andes

Why invest in Santa Cruz?

Strategical
proposal

We show you tourist attractions, strategic connectivity, opportunity territories and associated destinations with potential to invest.

Featured
information

Learn about the reasons to invest in Santa Cruz, its potential for tourism and main opportunity territories and activities.

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and incentives

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Province Santa Cruz

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