prison, where 19 were shot (three survived). The town of Trelew was searched by the military and locals were seized and taken to the Villa Devoto prison in Buenos Aires. Virtually the entire town went on strike and succeeded in securing the release of the prisoners at Villa Devoto. These incidents were documented in the book La Pasión según Trelew, by Tomás Eloy Martínez, which was originally published in 1973, but was then suppressed by the dictatorship of the Proceso, and reissued in 1997. Tourism Trelew is the centre of tourism in the Central Meseta, the Valley of the Chubut River and the coast. Punta Tombo, the biggest penguin reserve in Argentina, is accessible from the city. An annual Eisteddfod is held in Trelew in October, a traditional festival which receives guests from across the country and from Wales, which constitutes a unique expression of Welsh culture in South America. The former Trelew railway station, which was declared a national historic monument in 1969, has functioned as a museum, El Museo Regional Pueblo de Luis, since 1984. Sports Racing de Trelew and Huracán de Trelew are the most important local football clubs. Patoruzú Rugby Club and Trelew Rugby Club are the local clubs practicing this sport. In boxing, the Matthysse brothers, Lucas and Walter, are from Trelew, although most of their notable fights took place in the United States. Gallery Climate According to the Köppen climate classification, Trelew experiences a cold semi-desert climate (BSk) bordering on a cold desert climate (BWk), with warm summers, cold winters and low precipitation year-round. Notable people Omar Andrés Narváez, boxer Juan Ignacio Antonio, footballer Lucas Matthysse, boxer Walter Matthysse, boxer Gustavo Caamaño, footballer Matías Jara, footballer Franco Niell, footballer Daniel Pérez, footballer Valentina Bassi, actress Pablo Morant, footballer International relations Trelew is twinned with: Covilhã, Portugal Albidona, Italy Caernarfon, Wales See also Omega Tower Trelew Welsh settlement in Argentina References Sources La Pasión según Trelew, Espejo de la Argentina, (c) 1997, Editorial Planeta Argentina S.A.I.C.; Third Edition: April 2000, Buenos Aires, External links Trelew Site Project-Hiraeth – Documents the stories of the Welsh colony in Patagonia, Argentina through film, text and illustration. City home page (in Spanish) Activities around Trelew Trelew Band which blends British folk music and South American sounds. The members are Uruguayan and Welsh and are based in Montevideo, Uruguay Geo Links for Trelew Populated places in Chubut Province Populated places