Latin gangs exhibition

Montevideo - Uruguay

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August 5th 2008
Montevideo - surprising city of artA speedy 2.5 hour bus ride east of colonia, with jean snoring at the countryside, we headed to the capital of Uruguay, Montevideo! the weather was awful....cold, wet and miserable. but we mustered up enough energy to explore a city that didn´t look very enticing....we were very proud of ourselves!! So here´s what we discovered...• City highlights: ok.... ... 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