Love at first sight
by andal13
The plane made the last stopover at Rio Gallegos; from there, the sky was cloudy, so I could not see anything; I was a little upset, because everybody told me that the vision of Ushuaia from the air was amazing. The plane was landing when suddenly, the clouds opened and all the magnificence of Ushuaia appeared...
El avión hizo su última escala en Río Gallegos; desde allí, el cielo estuvo nublado, por lo que no podía ver nada; estaba un poco apenada, porque todo el mundo me había dicho que la vista de Ushuaia desde el aire era espectacular. El avión estaba aterrizando cuando, de pronto, las nubes se abrieron y toda la magnificencia de Ushuaia apareció...
history
by venteeocho
The aboriginal population was formed by Onas or Selknam and Yaganes or Yamanas and only at the end of the XIX century, European sailors started raising cattle in the area.
The Selknam were essentially terrestrial hunters and nomad fruit gatherers who lived on the island of Tierra del Fuego from the plains near the Strait of Magellan to the area betwen the river Grande and the Beagle Channel. They called their land Karukinka.
The Yámanas or Yaganes lived on both sides of the Beagle Channel and the adjacent channels up to Cape Horn, near the sea. They hunted sea wolves, one of their main food sources. Their body was long and wide in contrast to their inferior limbs.
During the incursions of European sailors in the XIX century, The Yamanas were taken by surprise by the brigantine Beagle, after which the channel was later called. Thus were initiated the first contacts with white men.
In September 1884 the expeditionary division to the South Atlantic of the Armada Argentina commanded by Comodore Augusto Laserre landed in Ushuaia, and on the 12th October they raised the Argentine flag in the newly built subprefecture. Every year that date is celebrated as the birth of the city.
Andinismo
by andal13
Ushuaia is sourrounded by mountains, so climbing is a common sport activity (here is called andinismo); of course, you need a guide for this activity, and several companies guive the service. You can check the "Club Andino Ushuaia" web page for more information.
Ushuaia está rodeada de montañas, por lo que la escalad es una actividad habitual (aquí se llama andinismo); por supuesto, necesitan un guía para esta actividad, y varias compañías brindan este servicio. Pueden consultar la página web del "Club Andino Ushuaia" para más información.
a cat, a mouse and a wale
by globetrott
Dont miss to take a closer look at this lovely old house opposite of the entrance to the old prison-museum. When you enlarge my photographs you will see that lovely scenery with a cat chasing a mouse on the roof of the building and a whale beeing used as a wind-flag on top of the chimney. According to one of the sign-posts on the building this could be a bar nowadays, but everything was locked ans closed, so I am not sure wether it is still in operation.
GO for the VIEW
by galy about Hotel Ushuaia restaurant
The VIEW, and not the food is the reason to climb to the restaurant at the hotel.
If you can get there for breakfast, the food is fine. Not something special, just the regular breakfast variety but the coffee is good and it's very reasonably priced.
Dinner is not something I would recommend.
We tried it, as we were too tired to go out, (and we stayed at this hotel) and regret it. If you have to order something (other then coffee) go for the steak sandwich. Not very imaginative, but as I said. you can't go wrong with a steak in Argentina. Go for the view, it's worth the climb
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Jail Museum
Isla Hornos/Cape Horn, just 150 km from Ushuaia
plaza D.Bosco & the churchtower in the back
the cemetery of trees
