New airline LASA connecting cities in Patagonia

The Welsh settlement in Argentina

If there is a cultural imprint that shows in most cities in Chubut, it is the Welsh. Moreover, almost any other province in the country have formed colonies as large as this. Before the Spanish and Italian, European settlers in the Welsh opened the field to "civilization" in this part of the map of Argentina, back in 1865, seeking new land for employment.

Villa Pehuenia

Lying on the northern shore of Lake Alumine, populated by ancient Pehuenes forests contrasting with blue green lakes and snowcapped mountains, this mountain village lets the virgin nature recount history itself.

Photo of the Month - June 2010 - Cerro Catedral

At 19 km from the city of Bariloche is Cerro Catedral, named for the similarity of their peaks with a Gothic cathedral. It is the most important ski center of South America, which is reached from

Photo of the Month - April 2010 - Nahuel Huapi Lake

The picture of this month is the Lake Nahuel Huapi in Patagonia, a really impressive place.

Ski centers in Argentina

In a few months, Ski season is starting in Argentina, and I though it was a good time to post an article of Argentina´s ski centers.

Whale Vigil in Peninsula Valdes, Chubut

Every year at this time of the year the Southern right whales arrive to the coast of Chubut in the south of Argentina.

Perito Moreno Glacier and the rupture of the glaceir

I had already written an article about the Perito Moreno Glacier, but the other day I found these great videos an Youtube which are simply marvellous.
They show the Perito Moreno Glacier and the rupture of the

Comodoro Rivadavia

Comodoro Rivadavia is a city located on the San Jorge Gulf, Comodoro Rivadavia presents as a modern and vibrant city, where you can take a variety of hiking, stay in great hotels, eat in restaurants that offer a varied international menu.

This region offers the possibility to enjoy the sun and the beach of Rada Tilly, or meet with the widest range of coastal natural accidents in the coast of Argentina, to reach the beautiful "Bahia de Camarones", close to the Protected Areas is the amazing "Cabo Dos Bahias", with a significant amount of guanacos and a colony of Magellanic penguins in constant growth.

Rada Tilly is a small village near Comodoro Rivadavia that has all the charms of the typical Patagonian coast. In his four kilometers long, the beauty of the beach with firm soil of fine sand and gentle decline is evident. The Beach is characterized by clear waters, is wavered by the Hill Punta de Piedras and Punta del Marques, natural viewpoints to those amounts on winding roads that are revealing landscapes of incredible beauty. Between the towns of Caleta Olivia, to the south, and Rada Tilly, in the heart of the San Jorge Gulf, the National Route Nº 3 has its maximum closer to the sea on a stretch of 70 km, alternating sand and gravel beaches rich in bird life and history, with cliffs and plateaus that favor the visual domain from panoramic points in which belvederes fall.

Sights, mountains and chocolates in Villa la Angostura

San Martin de los Andes

San Martin de Los Andes is the most important city next to the "Parque Nacional Lanin" within the Province of Neuquen.

The city is situated in a valley that has an admired panorama from the access road to the city. A beautiful city surrounded by lakes, rivers, mountains and forests that joined to the architecture of the city makes San Martin de Los Andes a place of dreams.

From San Martin de Los Andes you have the posibility to make numerous trips to various places where you can see a beautiful nature, among them we can highlight the Lagos Lolog, Machonico and Hermoso and the Parque Diana. Also you can visit the people of the Mapuche indigenous community called Quila Quina. It is also to highlight that very close to San Martin de los Andes is the tourist and sports Cerro Catedral, a place where you can practice winter sports.

San Carlos de Bariloche

Trelew a city with Welsh history

The city of Trelew was founded in 1884, its name means town of Luis in Welsh. Name that was given in honor of its founder Lewis Jones, creator of the first patagonic newspaper, and planner and builder of the railway from Trelew to Puerto Madryn.

Trelew is located on the left bank of the Chubut River and has a modern tourist infrastructure. One of the sites to visit is the old railway station, that now is the current headquarters of the regional Museum "Pueblo de Luis" and home of culture, where you can see the history of the city at different times since its founding.

There is also the Paleontological Museum "Egidio Feruglio, Lewis Jones and Fontana", showcasing fauna and flora fossils of more than 300 million years. Trelew was founded by Welsh settlers and so is celebrated each year on Eistedvod, a celebration of Welsh origin. Very near Trelew towns and cities also exist that have their origins in Welsh colonists, as Rawson, Trevelin and Gaiman.

Parque Nacional Los Glaciares

The Parque Nacional Los Glaciares (Glaciers National Park) has an area of 600,000 hectares.
Its natural beauty offers a vision of panoramas of unique uncommon nuances, the different shades of woods, the ocher of the rocks, and the deep blue of lakes and the target of the eternal snows of its summits.
It was declared a Natural Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO. Within the park are several lakes where glaciers finish. The more important because of its size and beauty is the Perito Moreno Glacier, which presents mass of ice from a height of 60m. The park also lies the beauty of the Andes mountains, especially Mount Fitz Roy, a highly sought after by mountaineers from around the world.

Patagonia, a magical place

Patagonia may be summarized as follows: Mountain, Lakes and Forests. Geographically, the region lyes on the chaining of the Patagonian Andes Fueguinos and develops on a narrow strip that stretches for about 2000km.