the capital city and chief port of Argentina, in the eastern central part of the country, on the Plata River; population 3,042,600 (est. 2008).

Montevideo is the capital and largest city of Uruguay. According to the 2011 census, the city proper has a population of 1,319,108 (about one-third of the country's total population) in an area of 201 square kilometres (78 sq mi). The southernmost capital city in the Americas, Montevideo is situated on the southern coast of the country, on the northeastern bank of the Río de la Plata.

The city was established in 1724 by a Spanish soldier, Bruno Mauricio de Zabala, as a strategic move amidst the Spanish-Portuguese dispute over the platine region. It was also under brief British rule in 1807. Montevideo is the seat of the administrative headquarters of Mercosur and ALADI, Latin America’s leading trade blocs, a position that entailed comparisons to the role of Brussels in Europe.

Stanley  is the capital of the Falkland Islands. It is located on the island of East Falkland, on a north-facing slope in one of the wettest parts of the islands. At the 2016 census, the town had a population of 2,460 the entire population of the Falkland Islands was 3,398 on Census Day on 9 October 2016

Stanley is represented by five members of the Legislative Assembly of the Falkland Islands, currently Stacy Bragger, Barry Elsby, Mark Pollard, Roger Spink and Leona Vidal Roberts.

Stanley is the main shopping centre on the islands and the hub of East Falkland's road network. Attractions include the Falkland Islands Museum, Government House – built in 1845 and home to the Governor of the Falkland Islands – and a golf course, as well as a whale-bone arch, a totem pole, several war memorials and the shipwrecks in its harbour. The Falkland Islands Company owns several shops. Stanley has four pubs, 11 hotels and guesthouses, three restaurants, a fish and chip shop and the main tourist office. There are three churches, including the Anglican Christ Church Cathedral, the southernmost Anglican cathedral in the world, and the Roman Catholic St. Mary's Church. A bomb disposal unit in the town is a legacy of the Falklands War.

The town hall serves as a post office, philatelic bureau, law court and dance hall. The police station also contains the islands' only prison, with a capacity of 13 in the cells.

The community centre includes a swimming pool (the only public one in the islands), a sports centre, library, and school. A grass football pitch is located by the community centre and hosts regular games.

Stanley Racecourse, located on the west side of Stanley, holds a two-day horse racing meeting every year on 26 and 27 December. The Christmas races have been held here for over 100 years.

Stanley Golf Course has an 18-hole course and a club house. It is also located to the west of Stanley.

King Edward VII Memorial Hospital is the islands' main hospital, with doctors' practice and surgery, radiology department, dental surgery and emergency facilities.

Several bus and taxi companies operate out of Stanley.

Stanley is also home to the Falkland Islands Radio Station (FIRS), the Stanley office of the British Antarctic Survey, and the office of the weekly Penguin News newspaper.

A nursery and garden centre is also here, in whose greenhouses some of the islands' vegetables are grown.

Cape Horn is the southernmost headland of the Tierra del Fuego archipelago of southern Chile, and is located on the small Hornos Island. Although not the most southerly point of South America (which are the Diego Ramírez Islands), Cape Horn marks the northern boundary of the Drake Passage and marks where the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans meet.

Cape Horn was discovered and first rounded in 1616 by the Dutchman Willem Schouten, who named it  Kaap Hoorn after the city of Hoorn in the Netherlands. For decades, Cape Horn was a major milestone on the clipper route, by which sailing ships carried trade around the world. The waters around Cape Horn are particularly hazardous, owing to strong winds, large waves, strong currents and icebergs; these dangers have made it notorious as a sailors' graveyard.

The need for boats and ships to round Cape Horn was greatly reduced by the opening of the Panama Canal in August 1914. However, sailing around the Cape Horn is still widely regarded as one of the major challenges in yachting. Thus a few recreational sailors continue to sail this route, sometimes as part of a circumnavigation of the globe. Almost all of these choose routes through the channels to the north of the Cape. (Many take a detour through the islands and anchor to wait for fair weather to visit Horn Island, or sail around it to replicate a rounding of this historic point.) Several prominent ocean yacht races, notably the Volvo Ocean Race, the VELUX 5 Oceans, and the Vendée Globe, sail around the world via the Horn. Speed records for round-the-world sailing are recognized for following this route.

Ushuaia is the capital of Tierra del Fuego, Antártida e Islas del Atlántico Sur Province, Argentina. It is commonly regarded as the southernmost city in the world. Ushuaia is located in a wide bay on the southern coast of Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego, bounded on the north by the Martial mountain range, and on the south by the Beagle Channel. It is the only municipality in the Department of Ushuaia, which has an area of 9,390 km2 (3,625 sq mi). It was founded October 12 of 1884 by Augusto Lasserreand is located on the shores of the Beagle Channel surrounded by the mountain range of the Martial Glacier, in the Bay of Ushuaia. Besides being an administrative center, it is a light industrial port and tourist hub.

Cieśnina Magellana, położona na południu Chile, jest jednym z najsłynniejszych i najbardziej malowniczych szlaków morskich na świecie. Oddziela ona południowoamerykański kontynent od archipelagu Ziemi Ognistej i łączy wody Oceanu Atlantyckiego z Pacyfikiem. Została odkryta w 1520 roku przez Ferdynanda Magellana i była pierwszym europejskim morskim przejściem między dwoma oceanami – długo przed powstaniem Kanału Panamskiego. Dziś cieśnina ta wciąż ma znaczenie strategiczne i historyczne, będąc symbolem żeglarstwa i ludzkiego dążenia do odkrywania.

Turyści odwiedzający południową Patagonię często zwiedzają Cieśninę Magellana podczas rejsów lub wycieczek z miasta Punta Arenas – jednego z najbardziej na południe wysuniętych miast świata. Brzegi cieśniny zachwycają surowym pięknem natury: ośnieżone szczyty, wietrzne stepy i zaciszne zatoki tworzą niepowtarzalną atmosferę. Można tu zobaczyć delfiny, wieloryby i pingwiny oraz zapoznać się z dziedzictwem rdzennych ludów i historią kolonialną regionu. Podróż przez Cieśninę Magellana to okazja do kontaktu z dziewiczą przyrodą i doświadczenia majestatu końca świata.

Punta del Este — urugwajski kurort nad Atlantykiem

Punta del Este to jeden z najsłynniejszych kurortów Ameryki Południowej, położony na południowym wybrzeżu Urugwaju, gdzie spotykają się wody Oceanu Atlantyckiego i estuarium La Platy. Miasto słynie z kontrastów — luksusowe dzielnice z nowoczesnymi wieżowcami, jachtami i wykwintnymi restauracjami sąsiadują z cichymi, piaszczystymi plażami, malowniczymi wydmami i falami idealnymi do surfowania. Nazywane jest „Monako Ameryki Południowej” ze względu na swoją luksusową infrastrukturę i popularność wśród międzynarodowych celebrytów.

Poza plażami, Punta del Este oferuje wiele atrakcji kulturalnych i przyrodniczych: rzeźba „La Mano”, która stała się symbolem miasta, muzeum sztuki współczesnej Ralli oraz pobliskie wyspy z fokami. Warto też odwiedzić artystyczną dzielnicę La Barra lub podziwiać zachód słońca przy latarni morskiej. W sezonie letnim (grudzień–luty) miasto tętni życiem, przyciągając turystów z całego świata szukających słońca, komfortu i dynamicznego życia nocnego.

the capital city and chief port of Argentina, in the eastern central part of the country, on the Plata River; population 3,042,600 (est. 2008).