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Montevideo - Cool place, great Nightlife

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August 3rd 2009
So, a quick pitstop in Colonia was all that was needed, so a 3 hour bus journey to Montevideo (eventually after the time mix up). We arrived at the hostel about 9.30 pm and grabbed some food and cooked a meal, washed down with some fine imported vodka. I was in a dorm of 8 & everyone was already asleep, so it was pitch black, which made getting ready to go out a nightmare, basically had to dress i ... 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