Travel Guide Bosque Petrificado José Ormachea

The nearest town to the Bosque Petrificado Jose Ormachea Park is Sarmiento, but it is possible to make the excursion from Comodoro. In a desert landscape, the petrified forest has fossilized trees more than 65 million years old. Alongside the dinosaurs and the tropical forest, these trees were victims of the formation of the Andes Cordillera. Once these elements disappeared under the action of water and wind, the ground remained strewn with fossilized trunks: admire the spectacle! The park is open from 8 am to 8 pm from October to March and from 9 am to 6.30 pm from April to September. Tourist agencies offer organized tours, such as Aonikenk.