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4 Estancia
Harberton
Road map B6. 53 miles (85 km) E of
Ushuaia. Tel (02901) 422-742.
Open mid-Oct–mid-Apr: 10am–7pm
daily. & 8 0 - ® 
∑ estanciaharberton.com
The oldest estancia in Tierra
del Fuego, Estancia Harberton
was built in 1886 for Anglican
missionary Thomas Bridges in
return for his pioneering work
among the region’s native
people, which included
compiling the first English-
Yámana dictionary. His son
Lucas continued the literary
tradition, writing The Uttermost
Part of the Earth, an account
of a young boy growing up
among the Yámana.
The family estancia is now
run by their descendants and
can be reached by road or boat
excursion along Canal Beagle.
Guided tours take in its
extensive gardens, wool shed,
boathouse, carpenter shops, A view along the Río Oyando, Parque Nacional Tierra del Fuego
and family cemetery. Visitors
can also make the boat trip to outstanding vistas of the Museo de la Ciudad Virginia
Isla Martillo (or Yecapasela), a channel. Access to the national Choquintel has displays on
nature preserve with colonies of park is via road or the Tren del the city’s past.
Magellanic and gentoo penguins. Fin del Mundo, a narrow-gauge
tourist train that follows the line Environs
5 Parque Nacional of the old “Convict Train,” which Along the coast from Río
used to ferry prisoners into the
Grande is Estancia Viamonte,
Tierra del Fuego forest for hard labor. a jewel of a sheep estancia
founded in 1902 by the sons of
Road map B6. @ from Ushuaia.
n Ruta Nacional 3, Km 3047; Ave San 6 Río Grande Thomas Bridges, and today run
Martín 1395, Ushuaia, (02901) 421-315. by their descendants. Visitors
Open 24hrs daily. &  Road map B6. 137 miles (220 km) NE are sometimes even allowed to
∑ parquesnacionales.gob.ar of Ushuaia. * 80,000. k @ from stay in Lucas Bridges’ bedroom.
Tren del Fin del Mundo: station off Ushuaia or Río Gallegos. n Rosales Named for the founder of the
Ruta Nacional 3, 5 miles (8 km) W of 350, (02964) 431-324. Misión Salesiana, Lago Fagnano
Ushuaia. Tel (02901) 431-600. ∑ interpatagonia.com/riogrande is the largest lake on Tierra del
∑ trendelfindelmundo.com.ar Fuego, excellent for trout fishing.
The largest settlement on The tiny village of Tolhuin sits on
Stretching north from Canal Tierra del Fuego, Río Grande is the lakeshore and is a tranquil
Beagle and across Lago known mainly as a fishing base for exploring the area.
Fagnano, this beautiful park was destination due to its proximity
founded to protect 266 sq miles to the trout-rich waters of Río E Museo Regional
(689 sq km) of lenga, ñire, and Menéndez. Its history dates Monseñor Fagnano
coihue woods. The park back to 1893 when the first Misión Salesiana, Ruta Nacional 3, Km
encompasses lakes, mountains, Salesian missionaries, led by a 2800. Tel (02964) 421-642. Open mid-
glaciated valleys, and a pristine Monseñor Fagnano, arrived to Dec–mid-Mar: 10am–7pm Tue–Sun;
sea coast, which form a evangelize the Selknam. Now mid-Mar–mid-Dec: 9am–12:30pm,
protective haven for more than an agricultural college, the 3–7pm Mon–Fri (8pm Sat & Sun). &
100 bird and mammal species. Misión Salesiana can still be 8 on request.
Numerous trails run through visited, where the excellent E Museo de la Ciudad Virginia
the park; short treks include Museo Regional Monseñor Choquintel
forest and shoreline walks. Fagnano traces its history Alberdi 555. Tel (02964) 430-647.
Of the more demanding hikes, and that of the people it Open 9am–5pm Mon–Fri, 3–7pm Sat.
the trek to Pampa Alta offers aimed to convert. In town, 8 on request. 7
The southerly city of Ushuaia, seen from the Canal Beagle

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