Fuegian Railway Ushuaia
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Channel: Shiran De Silva · 2013 · Entertainment
(Dec 2012) El Tren del Fin del Mundo In the late 19th century, Ushuaia on Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego developed as a penal colony, with the first prisoners arriving in 1884. In 1902 work began on a proper set of buildings for the prison by inmates, and a railway on wooden rails was constructed to assist the transport of materials, mainly local rock, sand and timber.
