Patagonian Sunset

February 7th 2009
The city of Ushuaia now has 55-60,000 residents, depending on your source. It is growing very quickly and you can see the typical boom-town hodgepodge of new construction and older run-down houses and buildings still being used. Since Ushuaia is the jumping off place for Antartic cruises as well as boat trips in the Beagle Channel and is a backpacker/ trekker/ outdoors recreation destinatio ... 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

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Bill Clayton

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NEW TRIP---Starts in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on New Years Eve 2008--we will celebrate on Copacabana Beach--then travel for 50 days or so through Brazil, Argentina, Uruaguay to the Southern most point of South America - Tierra del Fuego--then back up the West coast of South America to Santiago, Chile....decompress for a couple of days in Santiago, then back to Denver about Feb 25, 2009. I figure to miss most of the winter in Denver....oh that's too bad!! This is another "Truck Expedition" run by Oasis Overland. full info

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