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Miscellany in Punta Del Este, Uruguay  
   

Miscellany in Punta Del Este, Uruguay

The Main Street Is Clean and Appealing but Lacks Much in the Way of Tourist Value
Not So Much for the Tourist in Punta Del Este, Uruguay

February 10th 2023
Nothing on the shore excursion menu had piqued my curiosity enough to spend my money, so all there was for me to do in Punta Del Este, Uruguay on Friday, February 10, 2023 was to hop on the tender and take a ride into one of Uruguay’s most popular resort towns. Allegedly, the “jet set” gravitates here to party, but the tender left the MS Volendam passengers near the blue-collar, working port ... read more
South America » Uruguay » East » Punta del Este

Uruguayan Flag A violent Marxist urban guerrilla movement, the Tupamaros, launched in the late 1960s, led Uruguay's president to agree to military control of his administration in 1973. By yearend, the rebels had been crushed, but the military continued to expand i... ... read more
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