A town in Argentina where Welsh immigrants set up home 100 years ago has officially twinned with Aberystwyth in mid Wales.
A delegation from Aberystwyth visited the town of Esquel, which is in the region of Patagonia, to sign a charter recognising the link.
at Tuesday, May 20, 2009, Patagonia Twinning Charter Signed, Archives May 2009
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Can someone explain to me the benefits of twinning with a town thousands of miles away?
The town was not too far away for Welsh people to reach over 100 years ago and therefore is not too far away today. However, as far as the worthless bureaucratics of the UK Border Agency are concerned it might be on another planet since in two recent cases they have prevented people from Patagonia visiting the Land of their Fathers. Therefore I have created an online petition at the No 10 website. If you think it is important to preserve Welsh links with Patagonia please add your name at the web address below.
http://petitions.number10.gov.uk/patagonia