Ashore at Isla H

Sailing the Beagle Channel

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December 4th 2015
Sailing with Darwin and Fitz Roy Our three days at the 'fin de mundo' (end of the world as they like to call it here) have been a nice finish to the trip. Yesterday we boarded a sailboat and sailed in the Beagle Channel, where Fitz Roy captained the ship (the Beagle) that carried Darwin on his voyage of discovery. We sailed first to an island that held a large cormorant colony and then ... 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