Hostel Piedras de Afilar

Uruguay – more Argentinean than Argentina

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January 10th 2011
Kyle It was in Puerta Iguazú where we ran out of two very essential things when you´re travelling; the first being money, and the second being an idea of where to go next. Nearly all backpackers experience the first dilemma, but very few travellers find themselves in the second predicament. However here we were with about 10 days left on our trip and no clue what we could do with them. A ... 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