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The oldest Welsh tea house in Patagonia, opened in 1944 in the Chubut valley colony where Welsh is still spoken. Torta negra and endless refills are served in a brick cottage by the river.
16 km · about 20 min drive
Chubut, Argentina · South America
Trelew is worth a stop: 20 minutes from Gaiman, 16km from Plas y Coed, Gaiman.
Trelew is a town located in Chubut, Argentina. With a population of 97,915, it is an important destination in South America.
On a road trip, Trelew sits in Argentina, where you drive on the right. It's in the America/Argentina/Catamarca time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Trelew to your route.
Trelew (Spanish pronunciation: [tɾeˈlew], from Welsh: tref "town" and the name of the founder, Lewis Jones) is a city in the eastern part of the Chubut Province of Argentina, 21km away from the coast. Located in Patagonia, the city is the largest and most populous in the low valley of the Chubut River, with 97,915Read more
inhabitants as of 2010. The Trelew municipality is part of the Rawson Department, whose capital, Rawson, is also the provincial capital.
Trelew is an important commercial and industrial centre for the region and is the main hub for wool processing, accounting for 90 percent of activity in Argentina. The produce of this industry is mainly shipped and exported through Puerto Madryn and Puerto Deseado.
Trelew is home to the Museum of Paleontology Egidio Feruglio, showcasing the paleontological heritage of the Patagonic region, and considered one of the most important of its kind in South America. It also has an Astronomic and Planetary Observatory.
The city is served by the Almirante Marcos A. Zar Airport, of both civilian and military use. The airport's runway is shared with the Almirante Zar Naval Base, home of the Lockheed P-3 Orion squadron of the Argentine Naval Aviation.
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Trelew is located in Chubut, Argentina, South America. The coordinates are -43.2490 latitude, -65.3050 longitude.
Trelew has a population of approximately 97,915 people, making it a town in Argentina.
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The oldest Welsh tea house in Patagonia, opened in 1944 in the Chubut valley colony where Welsh is still spoken. Torta negra and endless refills are served in a brick cottage by the river.
16 km · about 20 min drive
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