Crossing the Magellan Straits into Tierra del Fuego

Tierra del Fuego

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January 2nd 2006
We arrived in Ushuaia in the middle of a snow storm, which whilst slightly unnerving given the fact that it was almost the summer solstice, it somehow seemed fitting for Tierra del Fuego. Ushuaia is a fantastic place on the shores of the Beagle channel, with a backdrop of the Andes. We had planned to do a three day trek in the mountains behind the town, but after hearing tales of 8 inches of s ... 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