Changing landscapes and changing lives

IT was only a far-off dream for a young Filipino boy to travel 16,000 kilometers from home to witness the ever-changing landscapes of renowned Patagonia. But through a single image, this dream wasn't far off anymore, it was close — it was real.

It was a 60-hour transit from the bay of Manila to the southernmost city of this planet. The end of the world as they call it. Ushuaia is a cold port city of large shipping fleets and seagulls gliding through the freezing winds of the Beagle Channel. This is the gateway to the frigid continent of Antarctica. Snow-capped mountains of the Cordillera Martial surround this quaint city where snow and rain drizzle from the clouds despite its being summer.