Sparra on Florianopolis Beach

El Classico and Punta Del Diablo, Uruguay

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January 31st 2008
Ola all, Como Vai? Yep the Brazilian Portuguese is coming on treat. The beginning of this latest blog will start in the form of a brief match report. A few days back whilst in Montevedio (29th Jan) we managed to fluke being in the city when El Classico was being played, the biggest match in Uruguay between the two most successful teams, with the most hatred between eachother to boot; Penarol an ... read more

South America » Uruguay » East » Punta del Diablo

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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