Esquel

There was a lot to do in Esquel. The city has almost 29,000 inhabitants and the name comes from the language of the Mapuche, the indigenous people who live there, and means burdock, a plant that grows very often here

The little town itself was quite nice, but the attraction in the city is La Trochita, the Old Patagonian Express, a 750mm narrow-gauge railway that is supposed to be the oldest operating steam railway in the world. It was built in 1922 for the transportation of wood and wool. It was definitely a great experience to ride the train