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The city of Puerto Madryn is in the north east of Chubut Province in the Patagonia region of Argentina. The city is on the shores of Gulfo Nuevo, a large deep-water bay of the Atlantic Ocean. The city is a popular summer destination for its beach. The beaches are beautiful though the water can be very cold and the wind impressive. The city has been growing rapidly in the last few years due mainly to the expanding tourism industry, fishing and Aluar-the aluminum refinery. Puerto Madryn is the gateway to nearby Peninsula Valdes.
Puerto Madryn is situated in Chubut on the Golfo Nuevo, which is formed by the Valdés Peninsula and Punta Ninfas. The climate is that of a temperate desert zone, with annual precipitation of between 150 and 200 mm.
The town was founded on 28 July 1865, when 150 Welsh immigrants arriving aboard the clipper Mimosa named the... Read more
The city of Puerto Madryn is in the north east of Chubut Province in the Patagonia region of Argentina. The city is on the shores of Gulfo Nuevo, a large deep-water bay of the Atlantic Ocean. The city is a popular summer destination for its beach. The beaches are beautiful though the water can be very cold and the wind impressive. The city has been growing rapidly in the last few years due mainly to the expanding tourism industry, fishing and Aluar-the aluminum refinery. Puerto Madryn is the gateway to nearby Peninsula Valdes.
Puerto Madryn is situated in Chubut on the Golfo Nuevo, which is formed by the Valdés Peninsula and Punta Ninfas. The climate is that of a temperate desert zone, with annual precipitation of between 150 and 200 mm.
The town was founded on 28 July 1865, when 150 Welsh immigrants arriving aboard the clipper Mimosa named the natural port Porth Madryn in honor of Sir Love Jones-Parry, whose estate in Wales was named "Madryn". Conditions were difficult and the settlers had to dig irrigation ditches for their first crops.
The settlement grew as a result of the building of the Central Chubut Railway by Welsh, Spanish, and Italian immigrants. This line, opened in 1889, linked the town to Trelew via the lower Chubut River valley.
Puerto Madryn has a city bus system. Taxis are numerous. Rental cars are available.
There are travel agencies that help tourists on their travel by giving advice on what to do:
There are many good seafood restaurants along the seafront where you might have lunch or dinner with a wonderful sea view. Almost all of them include a variety of menus. These include:
There are a good number of bars and clubs in Puerto Madryn. As in the rest of Argentina, the weekend partying goes throughout the night.
The three-story shopping center located right downtown has some nice upscale shops. There are many specialty stores located in the city center.
LOCAL TIME
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January 28, 2021
America/Catamarca
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