Yagán Women

The Yaghan, also called Yagán, Yahgan, Yámana, Yamana, or Tequenica, are one of the indigenous peoples of the Southern Cone, who are regarded as the southernmost peoples in the world. Their traditional territory includes the islands south of Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego, extending their presence into Cape Horn. They have been there for more than 10,000 years.

In the 19th century, they were known as Fuegians by the English-speaking world, but the term is now avoided as it can refer to any of the several indigenous peoples of Tierra del Fuego. (For instance, the Selk'nam inhabited the northeastern part of Tierra del Fuego.) Some are reputed to still speak the Yaghan language (also known as Yámana), which is considered to be a language isolate; however, most speak Spanish.[1] As of 2012, Cristina Calderón, who lives in Chile territory, is known as the last full-blooded Yahgan and last native speaker of the Yahgan language.

The Yaghan were traditionally nomads, who were hunter-gatherers. They traveled by canoes between islands to collect food: the men hunted sea lions, while the women dived to collect shellfish.

When British Robert FitzRoy became captain of the HMS Beagle in the middle of her first voyage of 1830-1831, he captured four Fuegians after a boat was stolen. As it was not possible to easily put them ashore, he decided to "civilise the savages." He taught them "English..the plainer truths of Christianity..and the use of common tools" and took them with the return of the Beagle to England. One man died, but the others were considered "civilised" enough to be presented at court in London in the summer of 1831. On the famous second voyage of HMS Beagle, the three Fuegians were returned to their homeland along with a trainee missionary.

Source: Wikipedia

YES!!! Finally my postcard I sent from Ushuaia , Argentina arrived!

I thought it was lost as I left it with the B&B owner on the 30th of November.

Maybe he forgot, but I'm glad it arrived at last :D

The two large postmarks are actually stamps from the Ushuaia Tourism 

office and the other from my Beagle Chanel Cruise, got them in my passport too! :D

Sent: 20 January 2016   Received: 29 February 2016   Travelled: 40 days