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Ushuaia, El Fin del Mundo

February 17, 2019 – February 21, 2019

On February 17th, 2019, after 480 days on the road and 47,370 kilometres, we arrived in Ushuaia, affectionately known as El Fin del Mundo, the end of the world. It is the farthest south that one can drive, farther south than Cape Horn in Africa, farther south than the island of Tasmania, and about 1,000 kilometres from Antarctica.

Derek and Piper give each other a congratulatory “high five” at the gates to Ushuaia.
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El Chaltén

February 4, 2019 – February 8, 2019

El Chaltén is a small village full of outdoor gear shops, hostels, cervecerias, bake shops and restaurants, all focused on servicing the thousands of visitors that come during the short summer season to hike in the surrounding Parque Nacional Los Glaciares. It is a fun and friendly little town, whose existence is completely reliant on tourism.

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