Beagle Channel

Patagonia: from el Fin del Mundo to El Calafate & El Chaltén, then N along La Ruta Cuarenta

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January 29th 2008
It has been two weeks and Jamie has been a busy girl!!! Last you heard from me I was headed to the End of the World.... and so that is where I will start..... City-Ushuaia, Province- Tierra del Fuego, Region- Patagonia. I stayed a full week in Ushuaia, a town nestled on the shore pinched between the Mts and the sea. A week was probably longer than one needed. However, I learned quickly, along ... read more

South America » Argentina

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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