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    The once thriving oil town of Cerro Sombrero now almost appears post-apocalyptic to modern day visitors. It was an artificial town designed to house the huge numbers of miners and their families that were once required to maintain the thriving fossil fuel industry in the area but in recent years its population and funding have dropped in proportion to the regions production. This church is one of the few buildings that is still used and maintained; around it lie huge gymnasiums, theatres, swimming pools and community centres that have since fallen into various states of disrepair. It stands as a physical reminder of Chile's new shift towards renewable energies as the cure for its soaring energy requirements and desire for energy independence. Incidentally, the people of Chile are becoming more and more engaged in the countries energy direction and legislation. Chile's primary source of renewable energy, hydroelectric, has come under the spotlight due to its environmental impacts and an increasing awareness of the fact that the vast majority of energy in the country is used to power its Northern copper mines rather than for the energy requirements of its citizens. by: askdsn Views[799] Tierra del Fuego bears the scars of natural gas and petroleum exploration. Chile has always been nervous about its reliance on neighbouring countries, particularly Argentina, for it's non-renewable energy resources. From the 1940's Tierra del Fuego accounted for the vast majority of Chile's fossil fuel production and was considered particularly important at the time as renewable energy sources, which have now become a significant and sustainable source of Chile's energy, were far less developed. From the regions economic heyday in the mid to late twentieth century the countries focus on renewable energy and less productive reserves have reduced the physical presence of this part of the regions past. However its legacy is still very visible, as you can see from this image of one of the many remaining on-shore oil wells. by: askdsn Views[956] Tierra del Fuego consists primarily of an expansive archipelago, separated by spectacular fjords, with a larger landmass on its Eastern side. On the North-Eastern side the landscape is primarily grassland steppe and cold climate desert. As we moved across towards the North-Eastern side of the island we came across a lone Guanaco (Lama guanicoe) as the sun began to set while rain fell in the distance. The Guanaco is a camelid and is the wild form of the more commonly known domesticated Llama. It is still widespread across wild areas of Southern South America. by: askdsn Views[556] The southern tip of South America is also the vast continents largest island and is known as Tierra del Fuego or 'Land of Fire'. It is separated from the mainland by Magellan's Strait, coined by the Portugese explorer Ferdinand Magellan when he was commissioned by the Spanish to lead exploration to the East Indies. To reach the Pacific Ocean from Europe he travelled across the Atlantic and found Magellan's Strait which enabled access to the Pacific without going down towards the treacherous waters off nearby Antarctica. Being in such close proximity to Antarctica, at the time Magellan passed through Tierra del Fuego there would have been many colonies of King Penguins (Aptenodytes patagonicus), which can grow to one metre tall. However, the waves of colonisation that ensued resulted in such pressure from humans on their populations from land clearing, development and even as food and for export, that none would remain in the not too distant future. In recent years, however, a colony has returned to a protected bay off the north-western coast of Tierra del Fuego, and while not yet remarkably successful they have managed to produce a few offspring. This photograph was taken very early one morning and was the second time we had gone to observe the colony. On this occasion we were early enough that no other humans were around and the normally cautious penguins, which prefer to stay on the opposite side of a small river to their human observers, decided to cross the river en masse and explore their surrounds. We sat there, completely still, as troupes of them came right up to us, seemingly as curious about us as we were of them. These four came within metres of me and started singing a song while one of them turned around, seemingly to conduct their musical endeavour. Moments later they continued their exploration, however that moment is one that I will never forget. by: askdsn Views[708]  

    Photos: My Scholarship entry - The world as it is, seemed from a cubicle

    ARGENTINA | Wed, 19 Nov 2014 | By guinv8 | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry

     
    I am in no ways a professional photographer. I'm a salesman, who spends 9 hours per day in my cubicle, while commuting for at least 2 hours as well. Even though the day has 24 hours, and I spent 11 of the total "working", I would say that at least half ... Read more >
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    Tags: argentina, patagonia, tierra del fuego

    Photos: Tierra del Fuego - Land of Fire

    CHILE | Sun, 2 Nov 2014 | By askdsn | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry

    My name is Gus and I am a passionate explorer, tailor and photographer. As someone who has always loved to observe nature, discovering photography gave me the tools to focus on details and context that can sometimes be missed by observation alone. After ... Read more >
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    Tags: 2014 travel photography scholarship, chile, church, guanaco, king penguin, nature, penguin, south america, tierra del fuego, wildlife

    Amazing Nomads - The Fuego Project

    WORLDWIDE | Mon, 13 Feb 2012 | By amazingnomads | Views [2060]

    Tell us about your project.  Hi, we are Alister and Anna. We are riding from Deadhorse in the north of Alaska to Ushuaia in the very south of Argentina. We left in may 2008 and hope to finish in march 2011. The goal is to see more of the world ... Read more >

    Tags: adventure, alaska, amazing nomads, biking, cycling, north america, off the beaten path, south america, the fuego project, tierra del fuego

    Tierra del Fuego 'the Final Chapter', Porvenir to Ushuaia

    CHILE | Wed, 11 May 2011 | By thefuegoproject | Views [8566] | Comments [1]

    3/3/11 to 13/3/11                 642km (total for the whole journey 32,378km) ‘Crossing the Magallanic Straight and into the Land of Fire’ The Magallanic straight that divides the mainland of South America from Tierra del Fuego was ... Read more >

    Tags: beagle channel, chainring proposal, cycling companions, guachos, guanacos, penguins, the end, tierra del fuego, wind

    Ushuaia: How far can you go before you reach the end of the Earth?

    ARGENTINA | Sun, 8 May 2011 | By ejpredny | Views [958]

        South America curls around the curve of the globe as though Antarctica is a drain pulling it closer with each orbital turn. Ushuaia is “El Fin de Mundo,” the End of the Earth. The closest city in the World to Antarctica-... Read more >

    Tags: emily predny, patagonia, seals, tierra del fuego, ushuaia

    My Photo scholarship 2010 entry

    ARGENTINA | Fri, 1 Oct 2010 | By patagonia | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry

    During a pool game, my friend and me decided that we would do a great adventure traveling by car to Patagonia (South America). It's more than 13.500km from Florianopolis (Brazil) through Mendoza, Andes, Perito Moreno Glacier in El Calafate, Torres del ... Read more >
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    Tags: #2010wnphoto, andes, argentina, chile, mendoza, perito moreno, tierra del fuego, torres del paine, travel photography scholarship 2010, ushuaia

    It’s the end of the world as we know it (and we feel fine)

    ARGENTINA | Sat, 20 Mar 2010 | By ryanandjo | Views [2596] | Comments [5]

    We returned to Buenos Aires but having already seen the delights of the Argentine capital we only stayed for a night before starting our journey south, way south. After the short distances in Uruguay it was back to the long hauls. However, as Argentina ... Read more >

    Tags: end of the world, puerto madryn, tierra del fuego, ushuaia, welsh settlements

    El fin del mundo

    ARGENTINA | Thu, 4 Dec 2008 | By k-lero | Views [1893] | Comments [10]

    Llevaba una semana sin actualizar, ha sido una semana intensa en la que he pasado del asfixiante calor de Córdoba al frío glaciar de Ushuaia, el Fin del Mundo. Llegó el Regue a Buenos Aires el pasado viernes; él será mi compañero durante estas ... Read more >

    Tags: argentina, fin del mundo, tierra del fuego, ushuaia

     

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