Karen and Swiss Barbara

Journey to the bottom of the world

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February 10th 2009
Ushuaia The southern most city in the world (although actually there's a naval town just across the border in Chile which is a bit further south, but we aren't really supposed to mention that as we're in Argentina. There's lot of things we don't need to mention. Like the Falklands, Sorry: Isla de Malvinas that apparrently belongs to Argentina on all maps, signage, and at all borde ... 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