Whale Season had its official opening in Puerto Madryn and the region awaits the arrival of tourists.

Unaware of what causes these large cetaceans relive year after year, a ritual that takes them to visit the Argentine Sea off the coast of Chubut: childbearing to future generations.
This has become a source of development and foreign exchange earnings in the cities where these giants settle the months from May to December to find a mate, give birth and raise their calves before embarking on his return to cooler waters to feed and to repeat their life cycle. Thus, Puerto Madryn, Puerto Piramides, Trelew and Rawson up, look forward to pray and do not display in all its magnificence as many are dependent on their capricious jumps and spins to fill hotels, restaurants, regional houses, boats watching and more.

No wonder then that this rite of life of southern right whales receive VIP treatment and the start of the season has the presence of the highest authorities of the province and municipalities involved, and all media the country that broadcast live on the ride of their Majesties the sea.

And 2012 was no exception. On Friday June 15 at 3 PM the governor of Chubut, Martin Buzzi, by the mayor of Puerto Piramides, Albaini Alexander, Secretary of Tourism of Chubut, Alicia Tagliorette and Director of Tourism Ministry of Tourism of the Nation Oscar Suarez, were responsible for providing the protocol speeches to special guests, students from schools in the interior of the province and the media in the School Gym 87 of Puerto Piramides, since the cold weather prevented do outdoors next to the whale made of sand on the beach.

Among the officials present were also the deputy tourism minister, Leonardo Gaffet, the Secretary of Tourism of Puerto Madryn, Cecilia Torrejón, the chief executive of the Joint Entity of Tourism of Puerto Madryn, Sebastian Planas and the mayor of Puerto Madryn, Richard Taylor.