Isla Navarino is a Chilean island and part of Tierra del Fuego. It is part of the 'commune of Cabo de Hornos'. The island was originally the territory of the Yagan, but few of them remain nowadays. To the south of the capital, Puerto Williams lies Puerto Toro, the southernmost inhabited town in the world.
Puerto Williams is the capital of Isla Navarino, on the other side Argentinian Tierra del Fuego.
A Yagan painting in Puerto Williams. The Yagan were the original inhabitants of the region. On the other side Argentinian Tierra del Fuego.
Ukika is a Yagan indigenous community where poverty is rampant. The Yagan used to have land which they lost for the great part.
Patricio Calderon lives in Ukika, part of Puerto Williams. Ukika is a Yagan indigenous community where poverty is rampant. The Yagan used to have land which they lost for the great part.
Patricio Calderon lives in Ukika, part of Puerto Williams. Ukika is a Yagan indigenous community where poverty is rampant. The Yagan used to have land which they lost for the great part.
Patricio Calderon lives in Ukika, part of Puerto Williams. Ukika is a Yagan indigenous community where poverty is rampant. The Yagan used to have land which they lost for the great part.
José Catrin and his wife Sonia with two neighbors. José is the only local fisherman of Puerto Torro. Puerto Torro is the most southern settlement in the hemisphere located on Isla Navarino, just north of Cape Horn.
The town has a population of 16 families. Once a month a ferry serves the town.
Fisherman in Puerto Torro. Puerto Torro is the most southern settlement in the hemisphere located on Isla Navarino, just north of Cape Horn.
The town has a population of 16 families. Once a month a ferry serves the town.
The mountains above Ushuaia carry hundreds of houses. They are the homes of tens of thousands of immigrants working in this Argentine city. The makeshift city started six years ago and has since expanded every year, the newcomers have almost doubled the population of Ushuaia. Ecuadorians, Peruvians, Bolivians, Brazilians and Chileans seem to live peacefully together. They build their own roads, water and sewage systems, but had to remove the forest for their houses, which has been creating a dangerous situation because of erosion.
Immigrants are constructing a new house.
In the last six years Ushuaia has almost doubled in population, from 50,000 to a 100,000. Bolivians, Ecuadorians, Brazilians and many others came to the booming city. They live up the mountains overlooking Ushaia.
Immigrants are constructing a new house.
In the last six years Ushuaia has almost doubled in population, from 50,000 to a 100,000. Bolivians, Ecuadorians, Brazilians and many others came to the booming city. They live up the mountains overlooking Ushaia.
Sylvana (22) is from the north of Argentina and married to a Brazilian. They have two kids. Her husband works in construction.
A Bolivian boy is greeted by a dog.
In the last six years Ushuaia has almost doubled in population, from 50,000 to a 100,000. Bolivians, Ecuadorians, Brazilians and many others came to the booming city. They live up the mountains overlooking Ushaia.
Tierra del Fuego also attracts labor migrants. Its wind-swept grasslands are perfect for sheep and cattle ranching. Nowadays most inhabitants in this region are people from the north. They work as gold diggers or as seasonal laborers in the wool industry, which has become a vital part of the Chilean economy.
Most of the native population in this region, like the Yaman, the Ona and the Alacaluts were killed by the settlers, starved to death or expelled from land which now belongs to multinational companies like Benetton.
A road in Tierra del Fuego.
The house of Caspar Alfredo Gesell. Caspar is a small gold miner in Tierra del Fuego. He is originally from German descent.
Jorge Gesell Diaz and his nephew. Jorge is a small gold miner in Tierra del Fuego. He is originally from German descent.
'Sheep boys' at Estanncia Cameron in Tierra del Fuego.
Until two years ago the estancia was a cooperative, measuring 96,000 ha. The economic situation of the farm was deteriorating so the farm was sold. The new owner has doubled the sheep to 50,000.
Sheep shearers come from all over Chile to Estanncia Cameron in Tierra del Fuego.
Until two years ago the estancia was a cooperative, measuring 96,000 ha. The economic situation of the farm was deteriorating so the farm was sold. The new owner has doubled the sheep to 50,000.
The workers canteen at Estanncia Cameron in Tierra del Fuego.
Until two years ago the estancia was a cooperative, measuring 96,000 ha. The economic situation of the farm was deteriorating so the farm was sold. The new owner has doubled the sheep to 50,000.
Prostitutes from the Dutch Antilles in a brothel in Punta Arenas.
'Sheep boys' at Estanncia Cameron in Tierra del Fuego.
Until two years ago the estancia was a cooperative, measuring 96,000 ha. The economic situation of the farm was deteriorating so the farm was sold. The new owner has doubled the sheep to 50,000.
