--- Parque Nacional Tierra del Fuego - Location: Located in the southwest sector of the province of Tierra del Fuego, on the international border with the Republic of Chile, 11 km west of the city of Ushuaia, you can accessed by Route Nac. No. 3. Overview: The Parque Nacional Tierra del Fuego is an Argentine national park of 63,000 stood in Tierra del Fuego in the extreme southwest portion of the Argentine part of the island, about 12 km west of the city of Ushuaia. It stretches from the Sierra de Injoo Goiyin (or Beauvior), north of Lake Fagnano, to the coast of the Beagle Channel in the south. The quartermaster of the park is located in Ushuaia. Only about 2,000 has its southern end is open to the public. The rest of the park is the cataloging of "strict reservation." The most tour for visitors to access the park is the so-called Train to the End of the World, which leaves the station at the End of the World, 8 km west of Ushuaia. This is the final part of the line linking the prison of Ushuaia to labor camps located in what is now the park. The park was created in 1960 by Law No. 15,554. It protects the southernmost tip of the Andes. Surface area: 63,000 hectares.   Creation: Established in 1960, represents the southernmost portion of the Andean Patagonian forest, and has as one of its limits, the coast of the sea. Flora: Established in 1960, represents the southernmost portion of the Andean Patagonian forest, and has as one of its limits, the coast of the sea. The area is dominated two types of forest, the Lenga and the cherry, which develops in the wetter areas and on the shore of the Beagle Channel. The understory is open with abundant mosses and ferns. During the spring you can find the orchid of Magellan, the michay, which opens its yellow flowers, and fungi in powder. Among the extensive forests stretch peat bogs, flooded areas where they are almost exclusively of the genus Sphagnum moss. At the edge of the peat bog can be found rushes, a small insectivorous plant and copses of Nire achaparrados. Wildlife: Guanaco, red fox, rabbit, muskrat, beaver Canadian oyster farmers in the south, Cauquenes white, black browed albatross, duck steam, petrel grebes, large or huala maca, the head of Cauquenes common and gray, black carpenter Patagonian. The bird is very diverse and easy to observe. In coastal environments, can be found in the south and oystercatchers Cauquenes whites. Also attending these environments browed albatross black, more than two meters in size, steamed duck and grebes petrel. Other features Park's birds are big or huala Maca, who prefers the quiet bays for nesting, and the Cauquenes common headache gray and black carpenter Patagonian. Among mammals is the guanaco and the red fox, with a particular race of Tierra del Fuego. On the coast there are ancient records of chungungo or sea otter. Introduced species are the rabbit, muskrat and beaver Canadian. The latter cause considerable environmental impact due to felling trees to build their dams, which in turn caused flooding in some areas of the forest, killing many trees by waterlogging. STRESS and topography of mountainous topography, presents a typical glacial landscape, which alternated deep valleys occupied by rivers and lakes, and mountainous cords oriented northwest to southeast. The coastal sector presents Lapataia Bay and Ensenada, where he interspersed ravines and small beaches that are the ideal environment for coastal birds.   EXCURSIONS: From the port, along the Avenida Maipu, to the southwest, on National Route No. 3, was traveling towards the outskirts of the city until you reach the slope of Mount Susana, a witness to the work of those convicted of the old prison, which houses the Fueguino Southern Railway Station. Here begins an optional tour. It continues along the valley of the Rio Pipo, until the diversion to enter Ensenada Bay, where you can see the islands' Round and absurdity, and on the other shore of the Beagle Channel Montes Nevados of the Chain Sampaio (Chile). Return to the route No. 3, by a narrow path that will see its displays various species of flora fuegian, one arrives at Rock Lake. It addresses a walk along the lake and the river Lapataia natural drainage of it. At this point there is the landscape imposed by the Cerro Condor, whose peak passes the border with the Republic of Chile. Toward the other end of the park, which ends the National Route No. 3 in Lapataia Bay, there is the Laguna Verde and Laguna Negra, an imposing peat bog in training. Finally, it passes through the dam beavers, whose path will lead us up the bay Lapataia. -In addition, the National Park has footpaths starting from different points of the National Route No. 3 and lead to wonderful places: Paseo de la Isla: Through 800 meters, toured the archipelago Cormorants and passes through the coasts of Rio Lapataia and Ovando. Walk to the Black Lagoon: It is located 400 meters from the park. Its waters have a dark in color due to the presence of large peat bogs. Walk to the lookout: After 500 meters Lapataia Bay is accessed through forests lengas. From the viewpoint gives a panoramic view of the bay. Ride of the peat bog: It is 400 meters from Bay Lapataia. Along the way, will travel lenga forests and abandoned in a castorera which notes the system of levees built by these rodents. -To make tours of longer duration, this park offers several alternatives: Senda Pampa High: Plug in the camps of the Rio Pipo and Ensenada. Forests are traveled Lenga and cherry. In Pampa High gives a panoramic view of the Beagle Channel. It is a journey of 5 kilometers. Coastal Path: A camp in Ensenada Lapataia sector. Known coast in Bays Lapataia marine and Ensenada. The route is 8 miles.   Senda to Hito XXIV: It passes the northern shore of Lake Roca, of glacial origin. The route is 10 kilometers. Senda at Cerro Guanaco: It stands for a bite of a very steep slope. The tour is 8 kilometers and the height of the hill is 970 S CAMP Within the National Park there is a camp organized in the area of Lake Roca and several free camps in other areas: Bay Lapataia Ensenada Bay, Rio Pipo, and so on. Several CULTURAL ASPECTS "concheros" (circles mollusc demarcate accumulations), located in the Bay Lapataia show the location of ancient huts for groups canoeists shellfish, historically known as YAMANA. Studies in the Isle of Salmon found an age of 1700 years in one of the occupations. RECOMMENDATIONS The municipality of Tierra del Fuego National Park is located on Calle San Martín 1395, the city of Ushuaia. • • • • • • It is absolutely forbidden to drive any car out of the National Route No. 3 and secondary routes clearly marked. The speed limit inside the National Park is 40 km / h. If you want to fish, it is necessary to bear in mind the beginning and end of the fishing season, as well as having the appropriate license. The legislation is different than in the rest of the province as it is a National Park. The extraction of shellfish and other marine species is prohibited by Red Tide. It is not permitted to withdraw elements of the ecosystem. Do not make entries in the rocks or in trees. Take care of the ecosystem. Hunting and possession of weapons for this purpose will be severely punished. Do not throw garbage, put it in a bag and take it with you to the city. Once there deposited in the appropriate places.