February 12, 2018: Views of Ushuaia

Ushuaia is the southernmost city in the world.  It lies on the tip of Tierra del Fuego, off the Beagle Channel, and is surrounded by the Martial Mounts. This excellent location allows you to enjoy dramatic scenes of the sea, mountains and forests of southern Patagonia.

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We spent a few days in Ushuaia after completing a memorable cruise through the Patagonian fjords.  The weather was quite changeable and scenes of the city were often dramatic, especially when viewed from the hill where our hotel was located.

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Ushuaia has a modern international airport and is the closest deepwater port to Antarctica.

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These last photos are some of my favorites, with “Godbeams” of light penetrating the heavy cloud of a clearing storm.

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