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Reaching the absolute southernmost tip of Argentina is an exhausting logistical nightmare that deserves serious bragging rights. To prove you survived the howling winds of Ushuaia, an eccentric little shack suspended over the Beagle Channel will gleefully slam a commemorative stamp right next to your boring Schengen visas, instantly turning your government-issued documentation into an unapologetic tourist scrapbook.

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