Dec. 30: Arrived Ushuaia
Tierra del Fuego is a place of extremes: the world's southernmost national
park accessible from the world's southernmost city: Ushuaia. It is located
on the Beagle Channel which leads out to sea and on to Antarctica. Ushuaia
is amply named “fin del mundo” or "end of the world".
How appropriate it is to spend the last days of my miserable year (C-IV
project). I was looking forward for a change in project when I get back
- hopefully for the best.
Dec. 31: Parque Tierra del Fuego
Hiked through the lovely subantarctic beech, ñire and lenga forest
as well as along the rocky shores of the bay.
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New Year's Eve
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Jan. 1: Ushuaia
Cruised Beagle Channel. This voyage goes until the Les Eclaireurs lighthouse,
that shows the entrance to Ushuaia's bay to the navigators. During the
circuit several species of birds and colony of sea lions and Antarctic
fur seals are seen.
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Jan. 2: Arrived Buenos Aires
Farewell dinner and tango show at Seņor Tango. The entire place was filled
with people from tourist buses. The tango dancing was awesome and all the
dancers were exciting to watch. Tango is a dance of intimate separation
and exuberant passion. However, there were other dance pieces which has
nothing to do with tango and scenes that came from the Cirque Soleil including
horses onstage and the large swing dangling from the ceiling. Also there
were more of singing rather than dancing ("Don't Cry for Me Argentina").
If you are looking for a real tango show, skip this place.
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Jan. 3: Buenos Aires City Tour
City walking tour which included Plaza de Mayo. The Casa de Gobierno balcony
facing Plaza de Mayo has served as a presidential podium for addressing
crowds. Evita rallied the descamisados (shirtless working class),
and Madonna sang her filmed rendition of "Don't Cry for Me Argentina" from
this lofty stage.
Portenos, as the multinational people of Buenos Aires are known, possess an elaborate and rich cultural identity. They value their European heritage highly--Italian and German names outnumber Spanish, and the lifestyle and architecture are markedly more European than any other in South America.
Transfered to the Ezeiza International Airport for our evening flight home via Santiago de Chile.
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