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Its the end of the world as we know it

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November 9th 2008
Ushuaia, Argentina. The most southern city in the world. The main attraction here is simply being at the end of the world. So here we are nestled beside the Beagle channel, close to Antartica. We hopped on a boat to sail down the Beagle Channel to see the bird island, yet more sea lions and then the highlight for us was the Les Eclaireurs Lighthouse, known as the Lighthouse at the End of the Wo ... 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