Bosques Petrificados Sarmiento (Sarmiento Petrified Forest)

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 locality of Bahía Bustamante/ Bustamante Bay the only algae town in Argentina.(arriba dice del mundo), where about forty habitants divide their time between collecting seaweeds, breeding of mussels and looking after tourism.

The most picturesque sections are the ravines of the Telkem and Feo streams and the Ecker and Pinturas Rivers. They are 128km away from Perito Moreno and have yellow, green and red elevations due to the rocks and soil that have in minerals in their composition.