Lighthouse

The End of the World

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February 10th 2008
Sun 2/10/08 Well whoever said that Sea Days are lazy or restful hasn’t been on this cruise! Yesterday continued our busy schedule as we headed out of Antarctica into the Drake Passage and onto Cape Horn. We started the day with a lecture on Ushuaia and Bingo and after a quick lunch it was time for a lecture on Punta Arenas and then Capt Pat’s talk on where we actually did go in Antarctica. He ... read more

South America » Argentina » Tierra del Fuego » Ushuaia

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Following independence from Spain in 1816, Argentina experienced periods of internal political conflict between conservatives and liberals and between civilian and military factions. After World War II, a long period of Peronist authoritarian rule an... ... read more