I was in Calafate, Santa Cruz on a late December 2003, but I don't remember
having to deal with insects. Now, San Martin and Bariloche is a different
story. There are some nasty flies called "tabanos" that sting a little, plus
mosquitoes.
"KGB (KGB)" wrote in message
news:4732e3d2.5516328@news.enta.net...
> Hi
>
> I have an Antarctic trip booked for mid January and prior to boarding
> the ship I have a couple of free days in Ushuaia.
>
> One of the things I want to do in Ushuaia is to do some walking in
> Tierra del Fuego NP. Unfortunately I am one of those people who act
> as a "mosquito magnet" and invariably have a permanent cloud of biting
> insects hovering over me (I even managed to be the only person in our
> party to be bitten by a tick in Siberia a few years ago).
>
> Whilst I assume that Antarctica itself is free of biting insects, do I
> need to take (industrial strength) DEET for Tierra del Fuego?
>
> Regards and thanks in advance
> KGB
>
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