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Introducing Gaiman
Cream pie, dainty tea cakes, torta negra (a rich, dense fruit cake) and a hot pot of black tea – most visitors take an oral dose of culture when visiting this quintessential Welsh river-valley village. Today, about a third of the residents claim Welsh ancestry and teahouses persist in their afternoon tradition, even as their overselling sometimes rubs the charm thin. Gaiman’s homey digs provide great value for lodgers, but the town offers little in the way of diversion beyond quiet strolls past stone houses with rose gardens after a filling teahouse visit.
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The town’s name, meaning Stony Point or Arrow Point, originated from the Tehuelche who once wintered in this valley. After the Welsh constructed their first house in 1874, the two groups peacefully coexisted for a time. Later immigrant groups of criollos, Germans and Anglos joined the Welsh and continued cultivation of fruit, vegetables and grains in the lower Río Chubut valley.
Last updated: Oct 3, 2008
