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En smula Uruguay

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May 31st 2007
31 maj Tidigt pa morgonen den 31 maj tog vi en snabbfarja av katamarantyp fran Buenos Aires i Argentina, over sundet, till Colonia i Uruguay. Allt fran incheckning (ja de hade incheckning av bagage), passkontroll och security check till fikaservicen som gavs da vi satt i vara saten ombord, kandes som att vara pa en flygning. Det forsta vi mottes av i Uruguay var forfallna hus och vagar samt fa ... read more

South America » Uruguay » West » Colonia del Sacramento

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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