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Ushuaia, Ushuaia, so good they named it...

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January 14th 2008
Located at the extreme southern end of the American Continent, Ushuaia might rightly lay claim to being the last resort. It´s something of a wild frontier town, though given its location you might wonder a frontier to where? Well, the Antarctic for one. It´s a major staging post for visitors hopping onto or off of cruises to view the Southern Ice Cap. This is probably what gives the ´city´ it ... 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