At a Musee Ravee

Punta del Este and Sea Day #1

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April 16th 2009
We had an awesome day Wednesday - went on a city tour of Punta del Este, saw the major sites including their lighthouse and beaches. Our tour concluded by spending about three hours at the Siglio XX Estancia. The ranch has some interesting history, the previous owners of the ranch collected antiques that were displayed there. The new owner’s hobby is alpacas, so there is a large alpaca farm t ... read more

South America » Uruguay

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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