Looking ahead to the beginning of summer 2024, the Old Patagonian Expreso will add two new services: one related to pets and another to stamps. Learn more.
From Decemberhe Old Patagonian Express will add a new service for passengers who wish to make the travel with your pets. This way, “La Trochita” -located in Esquel, Chubut– will become the first recreational tourist service in Argentina that incorporates the modality pet friendly.
From “La Trochita” They assured that “Argentina is the country with largest number of pets on the planetfollowed by Chile and Brazil“. Of every ten Argentine families, at least eight have at least one animal in their homes. The preference list is headed by dogs with 81% presence and 52% cats.
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The number of pets increased even more after the pandemic “when thousands of people decided to share their lives with a pet, transforming them into part of the family,” they added. After the confinement, the trips and, consequently, pets began to travel as a family and the tourism sector began to adapt to be able to receive them. In this sense, the Argentine tourism industry is increasingly “pet-friendly”.
However, There are no recreational services in Argentina for tourists that incorporates the family’s pets as users. Thats why he Old Patagonian Express will start offering the service “Pet Friendly”becoming the first tourist train in the country where passengers can travel with your pet.
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Traveling in “La Trochita” with pets: what are the access conditions
From the Government of Chubut they assured that “the system will be for people who intend to make the trip with their pets in the Esquel and El Maitén stations“. A car close to the van will be reserved for this new modality. “We will have it properly signposted”they communicated, making it clear that each exit will have two quotas.
- The pet must remain and circulate with strap within the station premises at all times (ticket office, platform, parking, museums, workshops, etc.). Being owner’s responsibility hygienic and other issues that may arise.
- The animals that will be able to board the train will be pet animalsas dogs or cats up to 15 kilos.
- The rate for access of animals to the train: will be 50% of the current local resident rate (Esquel-Trevelin-Maitén). Allowing yourself up to two pets per departure.
- Pets must travel with up-to-date vaccination certificateshe necklace placed with belt no exceptions and muzzle If necessary.
- Pets will travel in the assigned car which will be properly marked and They will not occupy a seat. If the train guard so indicates, the pet will be moved to the approved kennel located in the Caboose.
- The owner of the pet will be fully responsible of the inconveniences and/or accidents caused by the pet, both inside the train and on the station premises: hygienic issues specific to the animal, accidents of the animal or caused by it, medical and/or veterinary expenses if applicable. necessary.
- The dogs called guides do not adhere to these conditions of service.
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From “La Trochita” to the world: how to send postcards to any destination
Among other novelties, from Decemberall tourists who visit the El Maitén Station will have the possibility of send postcards with the image of “La Trochita” to Any part of the worldalso using the commemorative stamps for the centenary of the train. This service will be carried out since the Post Office of the Argentine Mail.
It is worth mentioning that those interested will also be able to purchase the stamps as memorywhich will also be in the Esquel Station of the railway.
Source: Ambito
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