Beagle Channel

Ushuaia, the bottom of the world.

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May 27th 2006
We orginally planned to leave El Calafate the day after visiting the Glacier, take a day bus east to Rio Gallegos (atlantic coast..ish) and then a nightbus for the 12hour trip south to Ushuaia. However, as is always the case, the best laid plans don´t work out. There was no nightbus. The alternative was to take a bus to Rio Gallegos as originally planned and then jump on a plane from there to ... 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