View from Lighthouse, Uruguay

Colonia, Uruguay.

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March 27th 2006
After the falls we made another over-nighter on a bus and upon arriving in Buenos Aires again got on the next Ferry across the River to Uruguay. We stayed in Colonia - the old town is beautiful - cobblestoned streets and well preserved architecture. It is quite touristy - but in a good way - so there were lots of nice places to go and eat, etc and little craft shops etc. ... 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