This region is further south and straddles Chile, Argentina and the Andes. The eastern part is a flat plateau stretching across to the South Atlantic coast. The whole of the plateau is in the rain shadow of the Andes, making this very dry land. This is where there are large dry land sheep estancias, extending to 1,000’s and 1,000’s of acres, with stocking rates expressed in acres per sheep. We fly to Esquel at the western edge of the plateau, in the foothills of the Andes. It is here that we learn of the impact of the early Welsh settlers, who trekked across the Patagonian Plateau from Puerto Madryn on the Atlantic coast. From here we travel north to Bariloche which is tucked in at the foot of the spectacular Andes, and from where we cross the mountains and the border into Chile.