Tag: Tierra del Fuego

• Tuesday, January 24th 2023 - 08:40 UTC

  Chinese port in Tierra del Fuego controversy: Argentine media and UK blamed for spreading “fake news”

  

  The head of the Malvinas Secretariat from the Tierra del Fuego province, southern Argentina, blames the media, the opposition, the UK, and all those pleased with the current status of the South Atlantic for the spread of “fake news” allegedly reporting that China will be setting a military base and naval outpost in Tierra del Fuego.

• Saturday, January 21st 2023 - 09:51 UTC

  Ushuaia tourism season in full swing with 92,000 visitors so far and another 157,900 expected by end of season

  

  The Ushuaia summer tourism season is in full swing with some 92,000 visitors having arrived at the Argentine extreme southern city by the third week of January, while another 157,900 are expected by the end of March/April, according to data released by the Tierra del Fuego province port authorities.

• Friday, December 30th 2022 - 01:16 UTC

  Tierra del Fuego fires still smoldering

  

  One month after the forest fires started in the Argentine province of Tierra del Fuego, the authorities are still unable to put down the flames as new “hot spots” keep being found with over 100 firefighters deployed. Over 9,000 hectares of native forests burned down, it was reported.

• Friday, December 23rd 2022 - 14:25 UTC

  Senator proposes Falklands claim in the Argentine international sports colors

  

  Taking advantage of the overwhelming triumphant spirit in Argentina, a Tierra del Fuego province elected Senator for the opposition has re-surfaced an initiative referred to the Argentine colors in international sports competitions.

• Friday, December 23rd 2022 - 14:18 UTC

  Tierra del Fuego creates a Protected Natural Area, covering 500,000 hectares of land and sea

  

  The provincial Executive of Tierra del Fuego, extreme south of Argentina, signed into law the bill creating the Protected Natural Area, Peninsula Mitre, unanimously sanctioned in early December by the local Legislative Assembly and covering some 500.000 hectares, 300.000 on land and the rest at sea.

• Wednesday, December 21st 2022 - 10:14 UTC

  Ushuaia expects some 540 cruise calls this season, “hopefully an estimated 200,000 visitors”

  

  The current cruise season means some 200,000 tourists will be visiting the extreme south Argentine province of Tierra del Fuego, based on the announced projection of 540 calls in Ushuaia, according to Dante Querciali, president of Tierra del Fuego Tourism Institute.

• Tuesday, October 18th 2022 - 09:52 UTC

  September inflation in Patagonia reached 6,1% and 66,2% in nine months

  

  Inflation across in Tierra del Fuego, Argentine Patagonia reached 6,1% during the month of September, 66,2% so far this year, and did not include modifications in basic services rates, but nevertheless was considered a great success in Buenos Aires because it was down from 7%, the previous month.

• Monday, October 3rd 2022 - 10:55 UTC

  Fernandez upgrades Falklands strategic position; promises to reinforce military presence in southern Argentina

  

  Argentine president Alberto Fernández again claimed sovereignty over the Falklands and other South Atlantic Islands, “usurped” by the United Kingdom, asking London to comply with international resolutions, since “this occupation could limit the flow of vessels between the Pacific and Atlantic oceans and the access to Antarctica.”

• Thursday, September 29th 2022 - 10:39 UTC

  Tierra del Fuego students competition on Malvinas issues

  

  High School students from Ushuaia, capital of the Argentine southernmost province of Tierra del Fuego were invited to participate in a competition, “Asking about Malvinas”. The competition to mark the fortieth anniversary of the Falklands/Malvinas war was sponsored by the city's program “Young Ushuaia”, and the provincial Youth Coordination office from the Culture and Education ministry.

• Thursday, September 29th 2022 - 09:45 UTC

  Monkeypox has reached Tierra del Fuego and Magallanes Region

  

  Monkeypox has reached Tierra del Fuego and Magallanes Region in Chile. Tierra del Fuego province head of Epidemiology Office confirmed three cases in Ushuaia, one in Rio Grande and four more suspects. On the other side apparently a case has been reported in Puerto Natales, a woman who recently visited neighboring Argentina, while Chilean authorities announced that the country has enough vaccines to begin inoculation in October.