Wales Away From Wales

"A Wales Away From Wales" - Trelew

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December 4th 2006
We had mentally prepared for a 20 hour bus journey to Trelew (pronounced Tre-le-ooh for some reason) so imagine our relief when it turned out to be ONLY 19 hours! We were glad to have paid the extra for cama seats as we got enough sleep to lead a normal life from the off. Trelew was founded in 1865 when a group of Welsh settlers fled their homeland where they were not allowed to speak their own ... read more

South America » Argentina » Chubut » Trelew

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Following independence from Spain in 1816, Argentina experienced periods of internal political conflict between conservatives and liberals and between civilian and military factions. After World War II, a long period of Peronist authoritarian rule an... ... read more