La Trochita

Take a ride on La Trochita, the historic Old Patagonian Express, offering scenic steam train journeys between Esquel and El Maitén.

La Trochita, affectionately known as the “Old Patagonian Express,” is one of the last remnants of the British-built railway network that once stretched across Patagonia.

The 400-km railway from Ingeniero Jacobacci to Esquel was closed for commercial use in the 1990s, but today, a short stretch of the track between Esquel and El Maitén operates for tourists. Visitors can enjoy a day trip on the vintage steam train, which was built in 1922 and hauls wooden passenger carriages through the Patagonian steppes.

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