Ushuaia, the end of the world!

Its the end of the world as we know it

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February 10th 2009
To most people Ushuaia is considered to be the end of the world. Sitting at 54 degrees, 48 minutes south of the equator it has long been thought of as the most southerly city in the world. There is in fact another settlement further south - Puerto Williams, but due to a technicality from the Chilean government (a minimum of 5000 inhabitants are required to create a city and Puerto Williams sits ar ... 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