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Chronicle of Ushuaïa: Journey to the End of the World

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Chronicle of Ushuaïa: Journey to the End of the World

I was going to the end of the world! These few words were, for me, the perfect conclusion to a journey that started in Buenos Aires, passed through Uruguay and Chile, and ended in Ushuaïa, in Tierra del Fuego.

Ushuaïa embodies the wonder of an 18-year-old woman who dreamed of travelling the world and completed her first major trip (outside Europe) at this location—albeit accompanied but independent. It was the awakening of a love for South America but also for a more adventurous way of travelling, the discovery of sharing the journey with someone else, and ultimately, the idea of returning and perhaps even venturing to Antarctica.

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Marvel at the Iguaçu/Iguazu falls

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Marvel at the Iguaçu/Iguazu falls

Exhilarated, this is the feeling I had when I arrived in Brazil and met up with my two friends.  Having arrived around noon in Foz do Iguaçu, I gently acclimated myself to this country and its atmosphere. The girls took me directly to eat the traditional feijoada: in Brazil, they are the guides!

We soak up the quiet city (although some 200’000 Brazilians live there) which doesn’t offer much interest but allows us to feel safe, to tame the Brazilian culture and to enjoy a bit of rest. And then, looking back in the evening on the rooftop of our hostel, how could I be more pleased than at that moment? I’m surrounded by Argentina and Paraguay and the next day, I’m finally going to discover the Iguaçu Falls, the ones I missed on my previous trip, the year before in Argentina and Chile.

Far away, Paraguay and Argentina
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