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El fin del Mundo

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January 26th 2011
To the end of the world and back! Ushuaia is the most southern city in the world and we wanted to go see what it was all about. We took a ferry to the island tierra del fuego (land of the fire) and were prepared for the cold. Ushuaia is a beautiful city with huge mountains everywhere. The first day we walked around the city for a little while then headed off to the national park. It was Erics ... 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