I admit it: I’ve been wanting to visit Ushuaia, one of the most popular touristic destinations of my country, Argentina, for a few years. For many reasons, particularly economic but also of personal choices, I ended up heading north rather than south. In these years, Ushuaia has been growing considerably in the number of international tourists that it receives, which has made this expensive city even more to the devaluated local pockets. By reading a note at the newspaper La Nacion (spanish only) I found out about a two hour tour to the Faro del Fin del Mundo (”end of the world lighthouse”) by catamarán (some sort of boat) that costs 60 pesos (about US$20); then, the two hour ride on the “end of the world” train costs 47 pesos (US$16); a city tour on an old bus costs 20 pesos (doesn’t say how long it lasts, although it includes hot cocoa). And I prefer to stop here.

If you realize that to get to this apart location in the south you have to take a plane, and also spend some money in winter clothing, it seems to me that Ushuaia is not located in Argentina; but much further away. God knows when will I be able to go there.