from the lighthouse

Argentina - Day 8

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November 3rd 2010
Yesterday morning we left Argentina for Colonia, Uruguay via Buquebus for the day. You can make the trip in 3 hours for one price or 1 hour on a high speed vessel for another price. It was worth the money and we had a great day. They say a picture is worth a thousand words so I will just let the pictures speak for themselves. More tomorrow! ... 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