Puerto Madryn

This city is located in the eastern region of the Province of Chubut on the Atlantic coast.

It was founded on the 28^th. 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.