Sealions at Ushuaia

Waterfalls, sealions and the southernmost city in the world...

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October 11th 2009
Sooo... 3 weeks in to our trip and I´m finally writing our first blog entry! We´re in south Chile, in a coastal town called Puerto Natales, which is the base for trekking in the Torres del Paine National Park. We hope to go trekking in a couple of days, which will hopefully include visiting some glaciers, but I´ve managed to get ill (already!) so we´re taking some downtime at the moment. We ... read more

South America » Argentina » Buenos Aires

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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