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In the eastern coast of the Province of Chubut, Puerto Madryn rests on the shores of the blue waters of the Nuevo Gulf, on the cliffs of a plateau located 120 m.a.s.l.
The city was founded upon the arrival of 150 Welsh immigrants in 1865. The name “Puerto Madryn” commemorates Love Jones Parry, who was the baron of Madryn in the Welsh country.
At present, it has 57,800 inhabitants. Puerto Madryn has a high strategic value as it is the headquarters for tourist services provided in the Patagonian coastline and the entrance gate to the Valdés Peninsula, which was declared World Natural Heritage in 1999.
Declared national capital of scuba diving, Madryn has projected countless artificial reefs chosen for the traditional submarine baptisms.
In the summer, seven bathing resorts with all the necessary infrastructure are the scenery for the practice of many water activities. They are also natural vantage points in the whale season (from June to December). During the day, populations of southern right whales may be watched from the shore and during the night, the noise made by these animals give a special atmosphere to the beaches.
As a result of its particular geographic situation, rainfalls are scarce during the year and the annual average temperature is 14º C. Temperatures can reach 35º C in the summer and drop to 5º C in the winter.
To get to Puerto Madryn from Buenos Aires, visitors must travel 1,400 kilometers along National Route 3. Various airlines offer daily flights to the city or to Trelew, located 67 kilometers away, from where shuttles take tourists to Puerto Madryn.
