Esquel

History of Esquel

The city of Esquel was based on 1906, originally with wales immigrants, soon arrived Italian, Syria, Lebanese.

In years 30 ¨the Anonymous¨ settles down, exporter-import company that with its warehouse of general branches (establishment common in the provinces) supplied to the villagers.

In 1937 born the National Park the Larches, impelling the tourism in the region, soon, in 1945 is inaugurated the railroad the Express Patagónico "the Trochita" that united Esquel with Jacobacci Engineer.

In 1973 it begins to work the hydroelectric power station Futaleufú and in the following decade the center of winter sports is inaugurated "the Hole", important center of ski.

Tourism in Esquel: Chubut - Argentine Patagonia