Cormorants on Bird Island

The End of The World

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December 31st 2012
Ushuaia lies on the shores of the Beagle Channel at the southernmost tip of the Americas, it’s the most southerly city on the Island of Tierra del Fuego and is as far south as roads go on earth – giving the city its apt nickname of “the city at the end of the world”. Tierra del Fuego is a large island separated from mainland South America by the Magellan Straits, ‘The Land of Fire’ ... read more

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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