Chubut (Spanish: Provincia del Chubut, IPA: [tʃuˈβut]; Welsh: Talaith Chubut) a province in the southern part of Argentina situated between the 42nd parallel south (forming the border with the Río Negro Province) and the 46th parallel south (bordering Santa Cruz Province), the Andes range separating Argentina from Chile, and the Atlantic ocean. The province's name derives from the Tehuelche word chupat, meaning "transparent," their description of the Chubut River.
The largest city, with 180,000 inhabitants, is Comodoro Rivadavia in the south of the province. The administrative capital is Rawson (40,000). Other important cities are Puerto Madryn, Trelew, Esquel and Sarmiento. Gaiman is a cultural and demographic centre of the region known as "Y Wladfa" in which Welsh-Argentines are concentrated. Of the 25,000 Welsh speakers in Argentina, many are in the Chubut region, particularly in the original Welsh settlements of Trelew and Trevelin.
Before the Spaniards arrived in the Americas, nomadic indigenous peoples inhabited the Patagonia region. In the 17th and 18th centuries, Spanish missionaries came to the area, and founded the San José Fort on Península Valdés, which was later destroyed by local native peoples. The region was disputed between Chile and Argentina until 1881, when Chile renounced its claim in order to prevent Argentina from entering into the War of the Pacific. In 1865, Welsh people came to Chubut in the Mimosa ship and were settling in Chubut Valley area.
Argentinian Eisteddfod in Chubut Province
Armadillo, Caleta Valdés, Chubut Province, Argentina, South America
Armadillo, Caleta Valdés, Chubut Province, Argentina, South America
Armadillo, Caleta Valdés, Chubut Province, Argentina, South America
Southern Right Whale, Puerto Pirámides, Peninsula Valdes, Chubut Province, Argentina, South America
Southern Right Whale, Puerto Pirámides, Peninsula Valdes, Chubut Province, Argentina, South America
Magellanic Penguin, Punta Tombo, Chubut Province, Argentina, South America
Magellanic Penguin, Punta Tombo, Chubut Province, Argentina, South America
Magellanic Penguin, Punta Tombo, Chubut Province, Argentina, South America
Magellanic Penguin, Punta Tombo, Chubut Province, Argentina, South America
Magellanic Penguin, Punta Tombo, Chubut Province, Argentina, South America
Patagonia: Gualjaina area, Chubut Province. Aragentina Travel trip, November 2011
Commerson's dolphins, Puerto Rawson, Chubut Province, Argentina, South America
Commerson's dolphins, Puerto Rawson, Chubut Province, Argentina, South America
Argentinian Eisteddfod in Chubut Province
Armadillo, Caleta Valdés, Chubut Province, Argentina, South America
Armadillo, Caleta Valdés, Chubut Province, Argentina, South America
Armadillo, Caleta Valdés, Chubut Province, Argentina, South America
Southern Right Whale, Puerto Pirámides, Peninsula Valdes, Chubut Province, Argentina, South America
Southern Right Whale, Puerto Pirámides, Peninsula Valdes, Chubut Province, Argentina, South America
Magellanic Penguin, Punta Tombo, Chubut Province, Argentina, South America
Magellanic Penguin, Punta Tombo, Chubut Province, Argentina, South America
Magellanic Penguin, Punta Tombo, Chubut Province, Argentina, South America
Magellanic Penguin, Punta Tombo, Chubut Province, Argentina, South America
Magellanic Penguin, Punta Tombo, Chubut Province, Argentina, South America
Patagonia: Gualjaina area, Chubut Province. Aragentina Travel trip, November 2011
Commerson's dolphins, Puerto Rawson, Chubut Province, Argentina, South America
Commerson's dolphins, Puerto Rawson, Chubut Province, Argentina, South America
Commerson's dolphins, Puerto Rawson, Chubut Province, Argentina, South America
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Caleta Valdés, Peninsula Valdes, Chubut Province, Argentina, South America
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Lama, Guanaco, Caleta Valdés, Peninsula Valdes, Chubut Province, Argentina, South America
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A Magellan penguin with a hatching egg in Chubut province -Punta Tombo Argentina
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