Ushuaia

A busy port and adventure hub, Ushuaia is a sliver of steep streets and jumbled buildings below the snowcapped Martial Range. Here the Andes meets the famed Beagle Channel in a sharp skid, making way for the city before reaching a sea of lapping currents.

Ushuaia sits at the southern tip of Argentina and hosts the Vinos al Sur wine fair. Andrew Peacock/Getty Images

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