Ushuaia is commonly regarded as the southernmost city in the world and is located on the archipelago of “Tierra del Fuego”. We spent three days in Ushuaia, exploring the town and its surroundings along the Beagle Channel. We were amazed by the snow-capped mountains that encircle the town and by the fascinating play of light: the scenery reminded us very much of what we had seen in Iceland. After having hiked various treks in the Andes, it was thrilling to see the birthplace of this majestic mountain range. The appearance of the town itself is rather industrial – especially around the port and marina - and the center looks similar to a ski resort in low season with much of the same kind of shops. Today, Ushuaia is mostly starting point for cruises to Antarctica. Prices for hotels and also hostels are high and we opted for airbnb accommodation, which was great. During one night, though, we could enjoy the treat of staying in a beautiful hotel and Spa thanks to a birthday present from Philipp's brother Roger and his wife Nicole. It felt heavenly to admire this landscape out of the Jacuzzi! One day we walked along the coast of the Beagle Channel in the east of town. We were told that the landscape is similar to, if not more spectacular, than in the national park “Tierra del Fuego” and we were not disappointed. It was a windy day and various birds were cruising and diving between the cliffs. Another evening we walked up a hill (Cerro Alarkén) and enjoyed the view over the bay and witnessed a gorgeous evening twilight. Ushuaia always magically appealed to us as it also represents the end of the commonly known "Panamericana" - the route along the entire Pacific Coast -towards which we oriented our travel plans and after which we also named this blog. Mentally, arriving in Ushuaia always meant arriving at the end of our travel adventure. Now, we have slightly changed this. We firmly believe that Ushuaia is not the end of the world and that Aristotle was totally right in stating that the world is a sphere and not a plate :-). We will soon find out as we are heading further south in the coming days…
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