The Falkvinas monument in Ushuiaia

El Fin Del Mundo

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December 23rd 2009
Steves...area! Ushuaia, Tierra Del Fuego, our most southerly stop. A surpisingly rough ferry crossing escorted by tiny black and white dolphins, like miniature Killer Whales bouncing through the surf. Then more grassy vastness, just as we're starting to get close to the bottom the forest begins, and my first sighting of a Beaver, then another... then despite there being 180,000 kicking around, ... 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