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Pinned snugly in a U-shaped cove facing the Beagle Channel, Ushuaia is a substantial metropolis of 70,000 people. Colorful clapboard houses with rickety staircases and corrugated roofs at impossible angles are punctuated by the occasional bland block of brick or concrete. All rise steeply into a backdrop of beech trees and spirelike mountain summits. Not only is it the most southerly city in the world (Chilean Puerto Williams is actually farther south but hardly qualifies as a city), it also has the distinction of being the only Argentine city on the other side of the Andes. At its tail end, the mountain range is dragged eastwards by restless tectonic plates that rattle frequently—thus the flexible nature of its architecture, and to reach Ushuaia by car you must cross the Andes. What you find is a frontier town with lots of character and a surprisingly cosmopolitan feel. One hundred years ago, the only people crazy enough to live here were convicts in chains. Indeed, the city owes its existence to the prison: Inmates built the town railway, hospital, and port. Now it attracts Argentines from all over the country, who come for tax breaks and plentiful jobs. Visitors find lots to do—whether it's visiting that same prison, which is now a fascinating museum, or exploring the many attractions of the Beagle Channel. Local residents are welcoming and friendly, with a refreshing hardiness and eccentricity that likely come from living at the end of the world.
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AttractionsGlacier Martial/Aerosilla
Av. Luis Fernando Martial, 7km (4 1/4 miles) from town
Ushuaia, Argentina Distance: 0.6 mi. (from destination center) Description: Glacier Martial is a pleasant excursion that sits in Ushuaia's backyard. Avenida Luis... Read More Museo del Fin de Mundo
Maipú 175
Ushuaia, Argentina Distance: 0.6 mi. (from destination center) Description: The main room of this museum displays an assortment of Indian hunting tools and colonial... Read More Museo Marítimo y Presidio de Ushuaia
Yaganes and Gobernador Paz
Ushuaia, Argentina Distance: 0.6 mi. (from destination center) Description: Ushuaia was populated primarily by the penal colony set up here in the late 1800s for hundreds... Read More AirportsMajor Airports near Ushuaia
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Ushuaia Vacation Rentals from:
Alba's House
Bedrooms: 1
Bathrooms: 1 Sleeps: 2
Amenities: Air Conditioning, Balcony, Cable/Satellite TV, Fireplace, Internet Access, Laundry, No Pets, Non-Smoking, Phone, Refrigerator, Restaurant, TV
Charming Bay View Guest House
Bedrooms: 1
Bathrooms: 1 Sleeps: 2
Amenities: Air Conditioning, Cable/Satellite TV, Fireplace, Internet Access, No Pets, Non-Smoking, Phone, Refrigerator, Restaurant
5 Bedroom VACATION HOME in USHUAIA, ARGENTINA
Bedrooms: 5
Bathrooms: 5 Sleeps: 10
Amenities: CD Player, Full kitchen, Internet Access, Linens, TV
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