The star which brought the Brits to these shores has faded.

Although sheep ranching is a visibly important activity in the region today, world events, political trends, new technologies and natural disasters have all taken their toll. Other economic activities (such as oil production and tourism) have overtaken the estancia (ranch) and the ovejero (shepherd).

Few British live here nowadays: but there are still numbers of local families, on the land, in the professions or in business, which can trace their roots back to those "gringos" of earlier times.

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