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25 November 2013

Tierra del Fuego - Patagonia


Tierra del Fuego - General Map
Few places in the world have captivated the imagination of explorers and travelers like Patagonia has. Almost 500 years ago, the first Europeans sailed through on four ships captained by Ferdinand Magellan. But this vast region was one of the last on the planet to be settled and remains pristine and sparsely populated, protected by the harsh, cold climate. 
     Sailors from around the world continue to test their luck and courage in these harrowing straits. Mountaineers stage elaborate excursions through rugged territories, only to be beaten back, like their predecessors, by unrelenting storms. What seduces so many people to Patagonia is the idea of the "remote" -- indeed, the very notion of traveling to the End of the World. It is a seduction, but also an illusion. After all, on a globe, everywhere is both the center and the end of the Earth at the same time. And people do live here -- very few people, but those who do are hardy survivors. 
Mountain Landscape
      A harsh, wind-whipped climate and Patagonia's geological curiosities have produced some of the most beautiful natural attractions in the world: the granite towers of Torres del Paine and Mount Fitz Roy; the Northern and Southern Patagonian Ice Fields with their colossal glaciers (the greatest masses of ice and sweet water reserves outside the polar caps); the flat steppe broken by multicolored sedimentary bluffs; and the emerald fjords and lakes that glow an impossible sea-foam blue. In the end, this is what compels most travelers to plan a trip down here. Beyond landscapes, the region's cowboys (called gauchos in Argentina and baqueanos in Chile) lend a certain air of romanticism. Top the natural allure with an excellent array of new lodges and guiding services, and it's more appealing, and easier than ever, to journey to the end of the world. 
     Every year, tourists and residents alike jointly take part in the different sporting and cultural events that take place in winter. The most important of these are the "Fiesta Nacional de la Noche Más Larga" ("National Festival of the Longest NIght"), a musical event inaugurating the winter season on June 20, after the traditional "Marcha Blanca" ("White March") and the "Marcha de los Valles" ("March through the Valleys"), long-distance ski treks joining the winter sports centers that attract whole families and are well-known locally and abroad, as well the "Encuentro Nacional de Escultores en Nieve" ("National Contest of Snow Sculpture"). 
Cami Lake View
     Ushuaia is a veritable artist's palette of colors. The red and yellow colors in fall give way to darker winter hues and finally to the bright and cheerful yellows of summer. Ushuaia has become an increasingly popular paradise for landscape painters. The city and its environs are suitable areas, and the rivers, mountains, forest, sea, snow, sky, light and all else serve as sources of inspiration. The painters usually are found on the shores of a quiet lake or tenanting a comfortable cabin with a commanding view over a wooded valley. 
     Ushuaia is the ideal place to ride through fields on horseback or enjoy a quiet day's fishing. What is more, according to the time of year, you can also watch sheep shearing and sheepdog trials. Some of the Fueguian ranches can lodge people overnight and regale them with the classical rural fare of cheese, cold cuts, wines and the typical "asado argentino con cordero patagónico" ("Argentine barbecue of Patagonian mutton"). The stay is rounded off with different excursions such as those to watch the colonies of Magellan penguins or to visit an early 19th century shipwreck. 
     On the coasts of the Beagle Channel there are still signs of the original occupants of these lands. Accompanied by experts, you will learn everything about the natives of the region: the Yámanas. You will visit archaeological digs, and carry out personalized tours and interpreted treks in fabulous places. 
       Due especially to the location of this province at the extreme tip of South America, and to the special features of its sub-Antarctic environment, very close to the White Continent, Tierra del Fuego is the best place for this interesting activity. Most of the researches are connected with the natural environment. This is field work, requiring outdoor sojourns of varying length.
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