Hi. I'm quite interested in the Welsh colonies in
Patagonia... anyone know how to get there / which towns are
the most "Welsh"?
Dan
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Hi Dan,
Yes, ther are towns in that were 'Welsh' but my experience was that the 'Welshness'has all but disappeared, although let it be said I was not looking for the Welsh Connection. Puerto Madryn is very much Argentinian, there was another place we visited [cannot remember the name, near Esquel] that had a small museum that was sort of Welsh but there again people seemed to be Argentinian.
I passed thru Trelew (between P Madryn and Esquel) and was
told that it was 'welsh'. apparently they send people to
the welsh nation congress(?) every year. can't vouch for
their 'welshness', but this is the area you want to be
looking in.
Hi Dan,
I was out in Argentine for dec98/jan99 spend a week in
puerto madryn and visited sourounding areas. Apart from the
name it wasn't perticularly Welsh but the (reletvitly)
nearby towns of Rawso, trelew and Gaiman (in perticular)have
a more walshe feel, mainly in the form of tea houses.
The town near Esquel is called "Trevelin" I didn't make it
that far, headed up into the national park instead.
the LP guide to Argentina has a good bit on these places and
according to my friends it's reasonably accurate
John
....by Bruce Chatwin.
....by Bruce Chatwin.