It's truly strange to be welcomed into the Trelew airport in Welsh first, then Spanish, English and Portuguese. This is the epicenter of Welsh entry into Patagonia. What were they thinking? Well, for one, they wanted to emigrate somewhere isolated so they wouldn't lose their language and culture. The Argentinian government couldn't have been happier - they wanted people to populate the desolate areas south of Buenos Aires and fight with the locals - the Tehuelche. The arrivees must have been shocked when they got off the boat in 1865. This is a desert along the ocean. There is one measly river.
