Torres del Paine

Ushuaia - the end of the road

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November 26th 2009
And so we have come as far south as it is possible for us to go, to Tierra del Fuego, where the road ends. Around 100 miles south of us is the small group of islands which make up Cape Horn. As a group, we rolled down to the end of Ruta 3, had a big hug, took some photos, and headed back to Ushuaia, the southernmost city in the world. Since leaving the most notherly point of the road in Alask ... 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