The old bull ring
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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 ... [read more]
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 ... [read more] Blog: Colonia, Uruguay - 15-19 March
Date: March 20th 2008
Colonia in Uruguay is just a 1 hour boat ride away from Buenos Aires and it is gorgeous. We went there to kill some time while we waited for James´new bank card which was supposed to be arriving at our hostel in Buenos Aires (BA) following the theft etc which happened in Brazil. The distraction turned out to be a gorgeous little village, the old town full of big, leafy, tree-lined avenues w ... read more
Date: March 20th 2008
Colonia in Uruguay is just a 1 hour boat ride away from Buenos Aires and it is gorgeous. We went there to kill some time while we waited for James´new bank card which was supposed to be arriving at our hostel in Buenos Aires (BA) following the theft etc which happened in Brazil. The distraction turned out to be a gorgeous little village, the old town full of big, leafy, tree-lined avenues w ... read more
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Erin Campbell and James Rolfe are travelling from Leeds to Central America, to South America and on to their destination in Sydney, Australia from 29 December 2007 to 8 July 2008.... full info
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