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Arrival Montevideo

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August 5th 2008
After a long journey via Berlin, Frankfurt and Sao Paulo we reached our first destination in South America! At 10:00 am we landed on time in Montevideo after a very scenic approach over the city. Weather is cloudy and a little cold compared to summer-time central europe but temperatures are still around 15 degrees. Without any further problems we did find a bus to centro and arrived at RedHostel, ... read more

South America » Uruguay » District of Montevideo » Montevideo

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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