Las Loicas


Between season
in Tierra del Fuego 

 

I’ve always enjoyed following her blog. It inspires me to explore more of our own country and to look at familiar places through fresh eyes.

So when the opportunity came, I invited Erin and her family to come and explore Tierra del Fuego with us, to share the landscapes and the deep connection we feel to this remote region.
 

During their visit they stayed in our apartments in Ushuaia, Explora Suites, and spent some nights at Las Loicas, our estancia on the Atlantic coast. What started as a visit quickly felt like sharing our home with friends. Those are the moments that remind us why we love opening this part of the world to others.

It was really nice to read her reflections and see this place through her eyes. If you’re curious about Tierra del Fuego and want to experience it through the perspective of someone discovering it with wonder, I recommend to read her article. 

Thank you Erin and family for the visit, the conversations, and for sharing our corner of the world with your readers.

Las Loicas

It’s the starting point for other kinds of expeditions, across the island itself, through its forests and mountains, to its remote estancias and forgotten coasts.

One of these places is Península Mitre: a wild, untouched region at the eastern tip of the island. Here, the Atlantic crashes against the cliffs, peatlands stretch endlessly, and traces of old estancias and shipwrecks whisper stories of human resilience at the edge of the world. Expeditions here can last from four to ten days, a true journey into one of the last wilderness areas of Argentina

The province worth slowing down for

Online you’ll often read that you can “see Tierra del Fuego in two days.” But that couldn’t be further from the truth. You could spend weeks here, walking, driving, sailing, listening, and still only begin to understand this land. And it is not only the Argentinean side which is interesting, what about combining it with a visit to Puerto Williams or even drive to Torres del Paine.

And then there’s the north of Tierra del Fuego, where we live, at Cabo San Pablo. It’s open, rugged, quiet, and endlessly inspiring. You can walk through our forests, visit the shipwreck Desdémona, watch the changing light over the ocean, and feel what it means to truly arrive somewhere far away, and yet profoundly connected to live.

An Invitation

So yes, Ushuaia is the gateway to Antarctica. But it’s also the gateway to a much larger story, to Tierra del Fuego itself. Come south not only to sail away, but to stay. To explore, to breathe, and to feel the land beneath the wind. At Las Loicas, and across this province, you’ll find that the end of the world is really just the beginning.
 

Leentje Toering