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Tierra del Fuego

Its name originated in the blaze of the bonfires seen by Ferdinand Magellan in 1520, while exploring this strait, which nowadays bears his name.

Ushuaia, its capital and the southernmost city in the world, has an important port and international airport, recently enlarged so as to be able to cope with busier and busier air traffic.

Ushuaia. Lapataia Bay

Some of the most popular tourist attractions are: the tours to the Beagle Channel and its surrounding area, Tierra del Fuego National Park, with its natural harbor called Lapataia, different winter sports, and the "train to the uttermost part of the earth", which calls at the prison now turned into a museum.

Beagle Channel

The Fagnano and Escondido lakes are a must for those who want to appreciate the majesty and quietness of the big lakes within a frame of lenga forests and snow-capped mountains.

The province has jurisdiction over the Argentinean sector of Antarctica, a solid area of land and eternal ice around the South Pole.

Regional culinary specialties:
There are mainly two kinds: dishes made of lamb, the staple ingredient in this region, and seafood, especially centolla or king crab.

TOURIST PRODUCTS

Lapataia National Park

Nature

Sun and Sand

Adventure Tourism

Eco Tourism

Fauna and Bird watching

Rural Tourism

National Parks

Sports

Sport Fishing

Polo

Snow

Golf

Salesian Mission, Rio Grande

Culture

Tango

Religious Tourism

Archaeological Tourism

Cultural Tourism

Ethnic Tourism

Production Circuits

Special Interest

Hunting

Congresses and Fairs

Cruises

Theme Parks

Shopping & Gastronomy

World Heritage Sites

Thermal Springs

Youth Tourism

Incentive Tourism