A dip at the end of the world

Day 11 - Stranded at the End of the World

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April 2nd 2010
No-one hurried to get up as we had no idea when our truck would be fixed. Turned out to be a good day, it was Malvinas Day - like our 11/11 Remembrance Sunday but to commemorate the Falklands War. The Argentine president was in town so we caught a glimpse of her, listened to her speech (keeping our distance and avoiding speaking English!) and saw the army band play what was presumably the National ... 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