Tolhuin

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Tolhuin

Province	Tierra del Fuego
Department	Río Grande
Population	1,382
Phone code	+54 2901
CPA base	V9412

Tolhuin is a town in the province of Tierra del Fuego, Argentina. It has 1,382 inhabitants as per the 2001 census [INDEC]. It is located on the eastern shore of Lake Fagnano, in the southern part of the Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego. It is the third biggest settlement on the Argentine side of Tierra del Fuego.

Tolhuin was founded on October 9, 1972. The word means "like a heart" in Selk'nam language. ^[1] It lies on National Route 3, and is the only town between the cities of Ushuaia (about 103 kilometers to the south) and Río Grande (about 133 kilometers to the north) on this highway.

[edit] Attractions

Panaderia La Unión is a bakery located near Tolhuin that has become famous in Argentina. Most buses going to Ushuaia stop here so their passengers can rest, have a coffee, and eat some baked goods. The walls are lined with signed photographs of celebrities, mostly Argentine, who've come here over the decades. [1]