Talk:Patagonia
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[edit] References
This article needs a much better source than "from an old encyclopedia". Otherwise, the copyright status isn't certain.
- It's from the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica. I think at one point people had the idea that they couldn't mention it by name, and almost all references to an "old encyclopedia" mean that one. Easy to check, just go to http://www.1911encyclopedia.org/ and compare the wording. Stan 16:09, 10 Nov 2004 (UTC)
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- Okie dok. Thanks for looking it up, and for the tip. -- Ilya 16:51, 10 Nov 2004 (UTC)
[edit] La Pampa's membership in the interprovincial grouping "Patagonia"
Apparently, there is also a semi-formal lobbying group of southern Argentine provinces called Patagonia, which includes the province of La Pampa, even though it is not Patagonian in the natural or [probably] cultural sense (possibly a corner of its panhandle extends into that region, I don't know). Should the article mention this also? --Big Adamsky 14:36, 9 December 2005 (UTC)
The including of La Pampa province in the patagonian region is something that I've started to see one or two years ago. Geographically, there is not many coincidences between Chubut or Rio Negro with La Pampa. Perhaps their southern part seems more "patagonian", but I think this new inclussion is just only for comercial reasons. Being a part of the Patagonia atracts more tourism. The Colorado River always were taken as limit of Patagonia in the argentinian part. The people who worked in this article about Patagonia have made a very good job. Greetings!!
--200.123.88.125 01:26, 26 February 2006 (UTC)Hernan Ferguson
- I have seen La Pampa province included in contexts that deal with statistics, economy and local/regional domestic politics. //Big Adamsky 07:32, 26 February 2006 (UTC)
[edit] The northern border (zone)
Where does Chilean Patagonia begin? I have seen Los Lagos mentioned as its northern border zone. I also recall seeing the Bío-Bío and Río Negro as forming historical borders to the Patagonian frontier region. //Big Adamsky 16:50, 3 January 2006 (UTC)
[edit] map?
would be nice to see the outline of its area in SA for those less knowledgeable of SA's geography —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Mkc842 (talk • contribs) 20:36, 18 April 2006.
[edit] Wales and Patagonia
I don't know much about this, but I am aware that there is a small, but strong Patagonian community who speak Welsh,, and ergo obviously there is a strong Welsh-Patagonian link. Anyone know about this? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Fishystick (talk • contribs).
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- See Welsh settlement in Argentina. Mariano(t/c) 16:38, 12 June 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Patagonian Giants
The Patagonne giants, while not 9-10 footers, probably were a tribe of Teheleuche Indians who were more populas during magellan's days, and by the time of Cook they may have been substantially reduced by disease and warfare. That the tallest of them was 6ft6 (by James Cook's time) seems to suggest their population was much decreased, and there were fewer tall men than when Megallon and Pigafetti first encountered.
There were still some tribes in Brazil, as late as the 1960's, whose average stature was nearly 6 1/2 ft in stature (The Kran hacore? Indians of Mato Graso), and some seven foot tall men have been documented. I feel that a Seven foot Indian could easily translate to 9 feet if the spaniards themselves only averaged 5'4, and they would have indeed only reached the underchest of a 7 ft man.
