Soggily waiting for the bus at the "Fin del Mundo"

Fin del Mundo

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February 23rd 2019
The first view of Ushuaia the world’s most Southern city did not disappoint: A port hugging the edge of the Beagle Channel grasped by snow capped mountains and horizontal rain. We had left Buenos Aires after an overnight stay (quite by chance having stayed at the same hostel that we did in 2006) in 30C sunshine and it was 6C when we landed in Ushuaia three hours later. The airport sits on a shor ... 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