Not a Nice Place

I went to prison today...

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May 26th 2006
This morning we flew down from Calafate to Ushuaia, which is the southernmost city in the entire world. It is beautiful here, for me more beautiful than the area surrounding Calafate. There it was too flat, there were too few trees, and everything appeared to be too dry. Here it is completely different. The town is ringed with mountains, their peaks covered with snow and their slopes covered with ... 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