Lenticular Clouds over Usuaia

Fin del Mundo Marathon

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March 6th 2007
Fin del Mundo Marathon We had a banquet at the Glacier Hotel that night as were prepared for our second marathon in eight days. The hotel was modern and beautiful, nestled in the mountains below a glacier with a chair lift for sight seeing in the summer and skiing in the winter. Its view of the Beagle Channel, the Chilean hills in the distance and the town below was spectacular. The local organi ... 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