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The Trochita Turned 81 Years Old and Its Museum Revives Railway History

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The whistle of La Trochita is again heard loudly in the Chubutense mountain range. It is not only the announcement of a tourist outing: it is the echo of a story that has just turned 81 years old since its arrival in Esquel, consolidating itself as one of the most recognized icons of Argentinian Patagonia. The anniversary not only invites you to look at the route of the steam train, which crosses the steppe to Nahuel Pan, but also to rediscover …
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(OPI Chubut) – The government of Chubut led this Monday the central event for the 81st anniversary of the first arrival of the Old Patagonian Express to the city of Esquel. Provincial and municipal officials used the railway station site to link the celebration of the mountain train to the official activities for the 216th anniversary of the May Revolution. The Ministry of Tourism and Protected Areas did not provide statistical data regarding th…

The Old Patagonian Express, under the government of Chubut, commemorated this Monday a new anniversary of the first arrival in the city of Cordillerana and, in addition, the site of the Station was the scene of the local event for the 216 years of the May Revolution. At the Esquel railway station, a colorful ceremony took place at noon hours that brought together provincial officials, municipal authorities, representatives of the armed forces an…

The Old Patagonian Express, under the government of Chubut, commemorated this Monday a new anniversary of the first arrival in the city of Cordillerana and, in addition, the site of the Station was the scene of the local event for the 216 years of the May Revolution. At the Esquel railway station, a colorful ceremony took place at noon hours that brought together provincial officials, municipal authorities, representatives of the armed forces an…

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