Colonia streets

Colonia del Sacramento

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May 19th 2009
Carmen - please note another country requiring a pin on the map please 😊 We took the fast boat (one of two options) of 1 hour to cross from Buenos Aires to Colonia Del Sacramento, Uruguay. Main reason for my enthusiasm was it was another country and also featured in Mr Brimelow¨s 1001 places to visit guide! The customs process of, out of Arentina and into Uruguay took place on the Argent ... read more

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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