Puerto Madryn
This
city is located in the eastern region of the Province of Chubut
on the Atlantic coast.
 It was founded on the 28th. of July of 1865,
date of arrival of 150 Welsh
immigrants aboard the "Mimosa" that called this natural harbor
"Puerto Madryn" after Loves Jones Parry, who was the Baron of
Madryn in the country of Wales.
The settlement became effective when with labor provided by
Welsh, Italian and Spanish immigrants, the railroad from Madryn
to Trelew was built.
The Railway Station was built in 1889 and stopped functioning in
1961. It was recycled maintaining the original structure for the
new Bus Terminal.
Punta
Cuevas was the place of the first settlement. Ruins still can be
observed.
At present, Madryn has a population of 50,000.
No doubt that Madryn´s attraction is the fact of being less than
50 km. from the Peninsula
de Valdés, a natural sanctuary with a great
variety of marine fauna and where whale
watching is one of the greatest attractions.
 The city also offers beaches and is considered optimum for diving
practice.The city´s most important historical points are:
-Chalet Pujol: built in 1917 and converted into the Oceanographic
and Natural Sciences Museum.
-Casa Toschke: The first intern school functioned here; it
was founded in 1921.
-Pier Luis Piedrabuena: inaugurated in 1910.
-Railway Station
-Compañía Mercantil de Chubut: today a clothing
and diving equipment factory.
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