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Ushuaia

Ushuaia, the southern most city in the world. This fact is highly capitalized on by the locals and everything here costs twice as much as in the rest of Argentina. The city is sandwiched between the Beagle Channel (named after Darwin’s boat) and glacier capped peaks. It is also the start of most Antarctica cruises.
Patagonia!

February 26th 2006
Rebecca: Did you see that ripple? Don: No, There´s nothing there. What are you talking about? I don´t see anything. Both: Wait. What the $&% is that? A first hand account of Don and Rebecca´s first encounter with a glacier. After a long 7 hour hike over the highest pass in our seven day trek, we are resting nearby our camp. Our view is of Glacier Gray in Torres Del Paine ... read more
South America » Argentina » Chubut

Argentine Flag 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
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