Ushuaia is located at the southern tip of Patagonia, nestled between the Beagle Channel and the foothills of the Andes mountain range. The city is considered the southernmost major city in the world and the capital of the Argentinian province of Tierra del Fuego, Antártida e Islas del Atlántico Sur. If you explore the city on foot, you will experience a characteristic juxtaposition of everyday urban life, history and untouched nature in a confined space. This city walk is designed as a city trail and leads through central streets and past striking points that make Ushuaia's history and landscape tangible. Two church buildings exemplify the early settlement of the city: the Iglesia Parroquial de Ushuaia, built in 1898 and now a national cultural monument of Argentina, and the Iglesia Nuestra Señora de la Merced, which also dates back to 1898. Another highlight is the Reserva Natural Urbana Bahía Encerrada, an inner-city nature reserve with around 31 hectares of water, which provides a
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