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All aboard

The ferry service between Tierra del Fuego and mainland Chile provides a seamless multi modal transport and logistics solution. After battling all afternoon with a mighty headwind I was the last aboard I cycled up, got on and the ferry pulled away. Quite dramatic timing.
Rio Grande to Rio Gallegos

January 27th 2006
Have now got 7 days of riding under my belt and am now sitting in a funky internet cafe in the town of Rio Gallegos in Argentina. Rode through Tierra del Fuego listening to Eddie Izzard and Johnny Cash. Not an obvious pairing but they make interesting earfellows. I have been impressed by how extremely friendly and helpful everyone is despite the fact that my Spanish is really pretty abysma ... read more
South America » Argentina » Chubut

Argentine Flag 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
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