Fall Mountains

Last Stop Southbound

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April 4th 2006
Well, Sunday night we arrived in Ushuaia after our last southbound bus ride. The bus ride was 12 hours and quite enjoyable because frankly, I slept the entire way. We made our first South Africa connection, a nice fellow who offered us a meal when we get there. Not sure exactly when that will be. Ushuaia is a beautiful city, the route we took from Punta Arenas was mainly dirt roads, and after a ... 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