TRELEW is second only to Comodoro Rivadavia as an industrial and commercial centre in the province of Chubut, though it's a more attractive place, with fewer high-rises and less heavy industry. It's also the self-proclaimed "Capital of the Penguin" - not because it has any of these birds (it isn't even on the sea), but due to its relative proximity to the famous penguin colony at Punta Tombo.