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Ushaia

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November 29th 2009
Buonasera....its 11.30pm Ive just come in and its getting dark!!!!!!......... What a wonderfull day.......set off this morning on the well named Fin del Mundo with about nine other people sailing up the Beagle Channel. All started well as we paid our port fees, had our bags x rayed, and left Ushuaia harbour. We were headed towards the lighthouse at the end of the world......made famous in Jules ... 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