Punta Arenas
Punta Arenas is the southernmost city in the world.
Seems that the brightly coloured roofs have to make up for the rough climate…
February 9, 2007
Random post from the past:
Clown in the Fog
The sculpture "Froschkönigin" ("The Frog Queen") by Birgid Helmy in Wiesbadem-Biebrich. It is currently the time of the "5th season" - carnival. Just across the bridge from Biebrich is the city of Mainz, one of the most important centres of carnival celebrations. Birgid Helmy was born in Wiesbaden and is known for her dynamic sculptures. ...
February 23rd, 2009 at 8:37 pm
Oh no it isn’t. the southern most city in the world is Ushuaia!
February 24th, 2009 at 6:49 am
Well, I think it depends on the definition of “city”. Punta Arenas is not quite as much in the South as Ushuaia, but has more inhabitants.
Actually, officially now neither Ushaia nor Punta Arenas can claim the title - folowing an agreement between Argentina and Chile, it now goes to Puerto Williams which is further South then both the other towns but only has 2500 inhabitants…
http://www.vivatravelguides.com/south-america/chile/chile-articles/puerto-williams
http://www.clarin.com/diario/1998/06/30/e-04801d.htm
Personally, I’d call a place of that size a village
April 25th, 2012 at 5:02 pm
Very nice land.