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#Patagonia, the fabled ‘edge of the world’, spans the southernmost regions of Chile and Argentina and can be rugged and desolate as well as breathtakingly beautiful and inviting.
This last frontier of South America is a colorful mosaic of snow-capped mountains, icebergs, volcanoes, glaciers, forests, lakes and vast steppe plains. This is a land of legendary beauty.
On the Argentinean side, the scenic Road of the 7 Lakes takes you from San Martín de los Andes to Villa La Angostura and finally San Carlos de Bariloche, a popular ski resort on the shores of Lake Nahuel Huapi. Trekking opportunities, national parks and awe-inspiring glaciers await you when on #vacation here.
On the Chilean side of Patagonia, the regional capital Punta Arenas attracts visitors with its colonial architecture, cultural attractions and hospitality. Caves, horse riding and hiking opportunities, peaks and waterfalls are ripe for exploring.
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Antarctica - The Final Frontier (MV Ushuaia) - HD -
Antarctica is one of the last untouched destinations in the world where you can see remarkable wildlife, such as penguins, seals, whales and orcas, up-close and in abundance amidst pristine, awe-inspiring scenery with only a minimal human footprint.
The Antarctic Circle is full of extremes being the coldest, driest, highest and windiest place on Earth. For this reason, it was, until recently, the stomping ground for nobody but the hardiest of Polar Explorers – legends such as Scott, Amundsen and Shackleton, who continue to capture the imagination with their tales of endurance and resourcefulness, in the face of appalling conditions.
Only discovered in the 19th Century, Antarctica still has no permanent residents, but there are now an excellent range of options for Antarctic travel, with expedition cruises departing from southern Argentina or Australia. Or for those on a tight schedule, there are now flights to and from King George Island, where an Antarctic fly cruise can be boarded without the need to sail the Drake Passage.
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Canadian Beavers near Ushuaia Argentina
Without human hunters, the beavers - they are originally from Canada - have no natural predators in South America. They still construct the architecturally incredible dams that served as protection in Canada, and which cause incredible destruction here. To make matters worse, they've begun eating fish—unheard of in North America—and now grow significantly larger than their herbivorous Canadian cousins. These huge beavers are building ever larger floodplains and fortresses—some 100 meters (328 feet) long—to feed their numbers.
Its natural predator is the bear. So they should have brought the bear too, local lumberyard owner Manuel Berbel told the BBC. The day is going to come when they're going to be the only ones left here and we're all going to have to leave. It will become the island of the beavers.
This sentiment may seem a tad hysterical, but keep in mind that South American trees do not regenerate back from their roots as North American trees do, which means these huge dams transform once-pristine streams into stagnant bogs, hurting indigenous wildlife.
While tourism often serves to protect pristine environments, travelers seem to have a soft spot for invasive species that are this fat, photogenic, and downright adorable. Despite the destruction, Ushuaia beavers are now superstars, feature creatures that are upstaging local penguins and seals on pricey wildlife tours. Heck, even the Tierra del Fuego National Park offers hiking on Sendero Castorera—Beaver Colony trail. Kids love it. Which makes the proposed solution that much more problematic.
Despite all this it is nice to see them in this presentation.
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A Boat Trip in Patagonia to View Penguins on the Beagle Channel near Ushuaia
On a boat from Ushuaia, we traveled east on the Beagle Channel and eventually landed at Martillo Island, where we saw Magellenic and Gentoo Penguins. Along the way, we switched to a smaller boat at Estancia Harberton, the oldest farm in Terria del Feugo.
Other sites: Sea lions in the Beagle Channel and the Les Eclaireurs lighthouse.
The tour was operated by PiraTour.
Information about the penguins from the website of Estancia Harberton:
By agreement with Estancia Harberton, the Centro Austral de Investigaciones Científicas (CADIC) in Ushuaia and the Government of Tierra del Fuego, 80 persons in four groups per day are permitted to walk among the penguins on a designated trail. For safety reasons people are only allowed to walk on the island with a specialized tour guide, in a limited area and under very specific rules, which help us keep both visitors and penguins happy. Part of a scientific experiment on the effect of humans on the penguins, this walk is among the Magellanic penguins; the gentoo penguins are more touchy and must not be disturbed.
The Harberton estancia, which covers 50,000 acres of mountains, forests, lakes and islands, has, since the opening of the road in 1978, been managed as a working nature reserve. Two parts of the reserve are special: 'The Park' at the homestead, which has been fenced since the 1890s, and Isla Yécapasela (the native name; it is Isla Martillo on the maps) and its surrounding islands in the Beagle Channel. Originally used by the Bridges family for sheep and even cattle (forming instant fields in the early days), these were removed in the 1960s and penguins have resettled on Yecapasela.
As of 2009, Yécapasela has a colony of 3000 pairs of Magellanic penguins (Spheniscus magellanicus), 16 pairs of gentoo penguins (Pygoscelis papua)- the only rookery in continental Argentina- and 155 pairs of rock cormorants (Phalacrocorax magellanicus) nest on the cliffs to the south. This penguin colony, the only one reachable from Ushuaia, is growing gradually each year. Yécapasela is a great habitat for these penguins, as there are very few predators in the area, abundant food and the ground and vegetation provide adequate shelter for nests and chicks.
Penguins start to arrive on the island early in October to start their annual breeding season, raise their chicks and molt their feathers. Around late March and first days of April, penguins leave to begin their usual migration northward, and will feed at sea for more than 6 months, until the winter is over and spring calls them again to breed on land.
At Yécapasela you may also see the predatory skua (Catharacta chilensis), and very occasionally, a king penguin (Aptenodytes patagonica) may visit.
The tour operator was PiraTour.
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Argentina Wildlife Tour - Sea Lions in the Beagle Channel
Argentina travel - This video features a Sea Lion Colony in Beagle Channel, Ushuaia, Argentina. Traveler, Marna Alejandre took a catamaran to get there. Ushuaia calls itself the End of the World. The Sea Lions were the last animals she saw before reaching Antarctica!
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At the fabled ‘edge of the world’ the natural wonders of Patagonia await. This last frontier of South America slopes down from The Andes towards Antarctica.
This is a land of legendary beauty, where Mother Nature runs the show. Prepare to feel dwarfed by mighty volcanoes, towering glaciers and floating icebergs.
On the Argentinean side, a relaxing day trip takes you from sleepy San Martín de los Andes to Villa La Angostura. Simply follow the scenic Road of the 7 Lakes, taking in two national parks. This will bring you to San Carlos de Bariloche, a popular mountain resort on the shores of Lake Nahuel Huapi.
Take a detour along the famous Ruta 40 to the town of El Chaltén: Argentina’s trekking capital in the southern Andes. Hike to the idyllic Laguna Capri or higher lookout points to gaze up at Fitz Roy mountain. View the jagged peaks of Cerro Torre, which few dare to climb.
El Calafate is nestled on the southern shores of Lago Argentino, the gateway lake to Los Glaciares National Park. Embark on an epic journey to the world’s third-largest freshwater reserve: the Perito Moreno Glacier.
Board the 'End of the World Train’ to Tierra del Fuego National Park or join a cruise along the Beagle Channel, to experience Antarctica without actually going there.
On the Chilean side, you can find fascinating historic and cultural attractions in pretty colonial cities, such as the regional capital Punta Arenas.
On your way north, take a detour to the Milodón cave. This prehistoric shelter held the remains of a giant ground-dwelling sloth and other huge extinct species.
The dramatic national park of Torres del Paine is brimming with lakes that spill out into gorgeous waterfalls, such as Salto Grande.
Spot the spectacular outline of the Osorno Volcano, the focal point of Los Lagos, the lake region that forms the northern border of Chilean Patagonia.
This magical wilderness at the far edge of the world reminds us that we are just temporary spectators of nature’s infinite beauty.
Beagle Channel and Tierra del Fuego National Park. Ushuaia, Argentina
We visit Ushuaia, Argentina and journey up the Beagle Channel via a Catamaran to Tierra del Fuego National Park.
Along the way we observed many sea birds, seals, and sea lions.
Also in Tierra del Fuego National Park we were fortunate enough to observe more birds and one Patagonia gray Fox.
We returned to Ushuaia via Bus after a long enjoyable day.
This trip was done on December 2017
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Things to do in Ushuaia & Tierra del Fuego, Argentina -(Travel Video 049)
Ushuaia is the southernmost city of the world and my starting point for outdoor adventures in & around the Tierra del Fuego National Park. Here I show you the things to do in Ushuaia!
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Travel Guide to Argentina
Argentina is one of the jewels in the Latin American crown. A vast country stretching 3,500 kilometres from the Bolivian border in the north to Ushuaia and the gateway to Antarctica in the south, it is a place that offers some of the most impressive natural wonders anywhere on earth. It has a world-class tourist infrastructure, with arguably the best cuisine on the continent, and it is safe. But its not just that that makes a trip to Argentina feel so special. The country simply has a redoubtable spirit unlike any other in the region, and nowhere is that more evident than in its lively capital, Buenos Aires.
If Argentina is one of the jewels in the Latin American crown, so the cosmopolitan Buenos Aires is one of the standout cities of the continent. Many gateway cities are just that, and you’re best off getting in and getting out, but not the Argentine capital; this is a destination in its own right that ideally requires at least 3 days to truly explore. A place where the elegance of old Europe crashes against the colourful coast of Latin America, Buenos Aires is a beautiful city, with elegant and impressive architecture, relaxing parks and some great sites. Must see locations include the colourful Bocca district, famous for its brightly painted homes, San Telmo, renowned for its antique market and strange curiosity shops, Palermo, home to some of the city’s most stylish restaurants, hotel and bars, and the smart district of Recoleta, most well-known for its famous cemetery, the final resting place of among others Argentina’s most famous daughter, Eva Peron.
From here heading north the first place you’ll be tempted to visit is one of the country’s many natural wonders… the famous Iguazu Falls.
From here, working our way anti clockwise around the country you’ll come to Corrientes and the Iberia wetlands. Although not commonly visited by international travellers, we at Wild Frontiers love this place and run many trips to the atmospheric estancias where we have fun playing at being gauchos.
From here you come to Cordoba, the country’s second largest city. This is a region known for the pretty Andean foothills into which you can ride or walk.
Next up is the famous wine region of Mendoza. Anyone interested in gastronomy trips should spend at least 3 days here, where, staying at one of the locally-run boutique wineries you can enjoy some world class dining. But Mendoza isn’t only about cuisine… it is also the gateway to hikes up the America’s highest mountain, Aconcagua, and some good horse rides into the low Andes.
Heading north of here is the spectacular coloured mountain desert region of Salta, and the northern routes into Chile and the Atacama Desert, or heading further east you’ll next come to San Martin de los Andes, where you’ll find some wonderful mountain scenery with a few great estancias again offering some great riding, and fishing, experiences this time into the higher Andes.
Now heading south, the next location you’ll come to is one of the countries major highlights, the lake district of Bariloche. Here you can enjoy all manner of activities, from riding and cycling, to kayaking and abseiling, or just relaxing with a nice picnic on one of the regions many lakes.
Heading south on highway 40, passed the fossilised remains of the world’s largest dinosaur, and the famous painted hands at Cueva de las Manos, you come to FitzRoy National Park before hitting one of the most impressive areas on the continent, El Calafate, and the regions wide open steppes and famous glaciers that here crash down into the lakes. There are many such glaciers but perhaps the most famous is the UNESCO World Heritage Site of the Puerto Moreno glacier.
To the east of the country is Puerto Valdez, from which between October to March the Orca whales can be spotted, and in the very south is Ushuaia, and the gateway to Antarctica. At Wild Frontiers we have relationships with some of the best Antarctic explorer vessels.
Argentina is a huge country and unless you are lucky enough to have a month to travel you are unlikely to see it all in one visit. The important thing is to work out what you’d like to see most, and then let us help you work out the best way to do it.
Although Argentina may not have the level indigenous cultural traditions that Bolivia and Peru enjoy; although it might not have the beaches, colour and sheer razzmatazz that Brazil can boast, Argentina does have a plethora of sites and experiences with which to seduce the visitor. With its dramatic Patagonian steppes, its extraordinary glaciers, its colourful mountains and deserts, its lakes and its coast, Argentina’s landscapes are second to none. Its wildlife is impressive and varied, its cuisine is world class and in its cultured, cosmopolitan capital city, it has one of the most fun metropolises anywhere on the planet.
Argentina from South to North: Route from Patagonia to Humahuaca (2005)
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Guanacos, condors, Magellanic penguin and immense plains with rivers of sheep: the Argentine Patagonia offers landscapes of intact nature from the Peninsula Valdes to the end of the American continent.
Crossing the country to the north, we reach the province of Jujuy, located near the Chilean and Bolivian borders in the northwest of Argentina, where the rainbow coloured rocks and colonial towns are found. Visitors will also be delighted by perfect-pictures offered by the North of Argentina.
Purmamarca will be the closest settlement in the direction to Humahuaca, located under the Cerro de los Siete Colores. Purmamarca is a pleasant little town of adobe buildings close to Salinas Grandes, the third largest salt flats in the world and a striking feature of the landscapes found in the Jujuy Province.
Find Your Bliss in Patagonia | National Geographic
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Birds & More: Buenas Aires & NE Argentina
A personal tour of Buenos Aires and the northeast part of the country to chase some South American bird families. BA is a beautiful city with the widest boulevard (20 lanes) I have seen. Lots of birds, world's largest rodent, great lake boat ride, gauchos aplenty.
Penguins - Beagle Channel Boat Tour, Ushuaia, Argentina
Patagonia Vacation Travel Video Guide
Travel video about destination Patagonia.
Patagonia is the most southerly region in Argentina and the second largest state in South America. A dream destination of strong winds, endless plains, glacial landscapes and total isolation at the end of the world.In the Tierra Del Fuego region, Ushuaia is known as the Gateway to Antarctica and is a small town that has experienced a great boom in recent years. It is difficult to believe that not long ago nothing but the wooden huts of Anglican missionaries stood here, those who introduced Christianity to the Fireland Indians in 1869. The Tierra Del Fuego National Park was founded in 1960 and is very accessible. The Rio Pipo snakes through the varied landscape and more than sixty thousand hectares cover the border with Chile surrounded by snow covered mountains that survey the land below. Only a handful of people are allowed to visit Penguin Island, closely supervised by a guide and restricted to well-defined pathways. It is fascinating to watch the Magellan Penguins, which actually bray like donkeys, as they waddle along in true penguin-like comical fashion. From the Lago Nordenskjöld there is a wonderful view of the park’s natural landmark, the two thousand five hundred metre high Torres Del Paine. The remains of a dead guanako indicate that the park is also the habitat of a legendary yet dreaded predator, the puma. Patagonia is an ancient rock and savannah landscape that has been created out of fire, water, wind and ice and is one of the oldest landscapes on Planet Earth. Constantly changing but also frozen in the mists of time itself!
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Travel video about destination Patagonia in Argentina.
Patagonia is a land of endless plains, a fantastic world of ice and rock but also a land of powerful winds and distant dreams. Our journey begins in the deepest south of Argentina, at the 'end of the world' within a natural paradise between both sky and earth.
In the Tierra Del Fuego region, Ushuaia is known as the Gateway to Antarctica and is a small town that has experienced a great boom in recent years. It is difficult to believe that not so long ago, nothing but the wooden huts of Anglican missionaries stood there and 400 criminals were forced to build a prison.
The Tierra Del Fuego National Park was founded in 1960 and is very accessible. The Rio Pipo snakes through the varied landscape and more than 60,000 hectares cover the border with Chile surrounded by snow covered mountains that survey the land below.
By boat we travel to the impressive Glaciar Grey at the southern end of the Patagonian Ice Field, where the ice masses of the glacier meet the waters of the lake and huge chunks of floating ice slowly break away in dramatic fashion.
Patagonia is one of the oldest landscapes on Earth, a beautiful world of rock and savannah created out of fire, water, wind and ice and subject to constant change.
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Patagonia Travel - Ushuaia, Beagle Channel, Tierra del Fuego Trip
Welcome to Ushuaia, the so-called End of the World! I started my Patagonia trekking and travel in this most southern city in the world all the way from Buenos Aires. The first day I was there, I went on the Beagle Channel boat tour. This was a great way to see wild penguins and other types of birds. We also saw the infamous lighthouses and sea lions. The guides also made a stop onto a little island so we can do a short hike. On this hike you get to eat wild berries and see plants that are nowhere else in the world. There's one plant that has an internal temperature of about 80 degrees Fahrenheit! This little Argentine island gives you a great panoramic view of Ushuaia, the Andes, and the Chilean side. On our way back to the adorable city, they gave us some of their local, delicious beer and got to view all types of other boats in the bay.
On my second day, I visited the most beautiful place I have ever been in the world, the Tierra del Fuego National Park. Here you can listen to the incredible Patagonian silence, see wild rabbits and enjoy the unbelievable scenery this place has to offer. What was also great about this place was that there are different lengths of hikes for all types of hikers. At the end of the 3-hour hike we took, there's a lodge where we enjoyed a snack and the local Beagle beer.
I could have spent so much longer than 3 days in Ushuaia. This is one of my favorite places in Argentina... it's a place for enjoyment and appreciation of the incredible nature it has.
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Welcome to Argentina | Trekking through Patagonia 2019
Our trip to Argentina: 3/14/19 - 3/22/19
1. Trek to Senda a LAGUNA TORRE
2. Small Town of El Chalten
3. Trek to Senda al FITZ ROY (main)
4. Trek the largest Iceberg in Argentina!
We also enjoyed the food but I am not a foodie, so I didn't care to record our food this trip. Enjoy!
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End of the Earth - Patagonia with G Adventures
The End of the Earth tour with G Adventures throughout Patagonia, South America. Trip began in Buenos Aires, Argentina, but prior to that I visited Colonia del Sacramento, Uruguay. The trip went from El Calafate to El Chalten, Fitz Roy and the Viedma Glacier, and back to El Calafate and the Perito Moreno Glacier. The it was across to Puerto Natales Chile prior to three days in Torres del Paine National Park, before returning to Puerto Natales, traveling to Punta Arenas, crossing the Straight of Magellan, and arriving in Ushuaia and Tierra del Fuego. In Ushuaia there was a flight over the islands, cruise to see penguins and other wildlife in the Beagle Channel, and a hike to the Martial Glacier.
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