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![Gaiman, Argentina [2.3.07]
The Welsh built a small colony here in the 19th century, along a small freshwater creek. Using modern irrigation techniques, they transformed the bleak treeless landscape into something resembling the Vermont countryside.
The story of the town’s founding is incredible. They were promised a shed full of supplies and timber by the British military upon landing their ship (1865 or so?). No shed was found. They supported themselves on their own supplies, but the settlement had no access to fresh water (current site of the city of Puerto Madryn). In a last ditch effort to find water, men on horseback traveled up and down the coast some 100km. If they didn’t find any, they would sail back to Wales. Or die trying.
Not only did they find water, they cultivated the land to produce fruits, vegetables, and grains from seeds brought over from Europe. All this without starving to death in the process.
Oh and… since there were initially no trees in this part of Patagonia, the typical style of building, timber construction, had to be abandoned. The settlers were forced to design and execute large-scale stone construction to create a town. And… of the 100 or so settlers, all but a handful were over the age of 18.
Most everyone in town is as pale skinned as the Welsh folks back home. You can eat scones at the teahouses in town. The menus are in Welsh and Spanish. It is an incredible place in the world.](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lywdzci0861qz7arro1_1280.jpg "http://marklow.tumblr.com/post/17155927967/gaiman-argentina-2-3-07-the-welsh-built-a-small")
Gaiman, Argentina [2.3.07]
The Welsh built a small colony here in the 19th century, along a small freshwater creek. Using modern irrigation techniques, they transformed the bleak treeless landscape into something resembling the Vermont countryside.
The story of the town’s founding is incredible. They were promised a shed full of supplies and timber by the British military upon landing their ship (1865 or so?). No shed was found. They supported themselves on their own supplies, but the settlement had no access to fresh water (current site of the city of Puerto Madryn). In a last ditch effort to find water, men on horseback traveled up and down the coast some 100km. If they didn’t find any, they would sail back to Wales. Or die trying.
Not only did they find water, they cultivated the land to produce fruits, vegetables, and grains from seeds brought over from Europe. All this without starving to death in the process.
Oh and… since there were initially no trees in this part of Patagonia, the typical style of building, timber construction, had to be abandoned. The settlers were forced to design and execute large-scale stone construction to create a town. And… of the 100 or so settlers, all but a handful were over the age of 18.
Most everyone in town is as pale skinned as the Welsh folks back home. You can eat scones at the teahouses in town. The menus are in Welsh and Spanish. It is an incredible place in the world.
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