September 2010

The Holland Magazine Columbus, promotes Whale Watching in Valdes Peninsula, through the story of a journalist who lived the experience in Puerto Piramides. Is a long interview but in Dutch! We translated a phrase that sensitized us:

...Baby Whale is really excited about it and even jumped a few times out of the water. Brilliant. Also on the horizon we see whales jumping up and see the whales breathing...

Today starts the whale watching season in Peninsula Valdes. The official launch is taking place in our town, Puerto Piramides. The Secretary of Tourism of the Province of Chubut organized the event along with the Municipality of Puerto Piramides.

While whales can be seen from the coast over one month ago, in Puerto Madryn, el Doradillo beach, or Puerto Piramides, is now when the Whale Watching companies start with the service.

The tail or caudal fin of the southern right whale, is one of the most powerful natural forces in the animal kingdom and can prove it in every jump that performs the whales, taking three quarters of its body parts of, more than 40 tons,out of the water.

It consists of a fibrous tissue that binds the body through the caudal peduncle formed by powerful muscles. The adult whales come to have a size (width) of 5 meters. In the sightings can see them maintaining this position for hours, going to breathe every few minutes, returning to resume the same position a moment later. Scientists say that this behavior could be due to thermoregulation, or even pre-birth position.