A costume at the Carnival Museum

URUGUAY - Montevideo

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June 8th 2010
Montevideo was a lovely surprise. It had most of the modern amenities, but with a distinctly old-fashioned feel. It was almost as expensive as Brazil though, particularly for eating out, but we put that down to the poor exchange rate. We found a very sweet, Parisien style hotel in the historic centre of the city and stayed just three nights. The historic centre of Montevideo is well preser ... 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