It was mainly created because it is a representative sample in a good condition of patagonic coastal biodiversity and preserves fields with paleontological value.
The Calafate, which is popularly called «Calafate», is a city located in the southern shore of the Lago Argentino, in the region of Patagonia.
You can see in the field the standing fossil trees in the exactly same place where they were fossilized for over more than 90 million years ago.