Montevideo

Montevideo

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July 2nd 2011
I opted for a reasonably early bus out of Sao José, just to be on the safe side. I preferred to wait at Sao Paulo airport than miss my flight because of being stuck in traffic. So I ended up having a few hours to kill before boarding, but it was no big deal. Soon, I was up in the air and before I knew it, I had landed in Montevideo. I was pleased to be back in Spanish speaking territory and after ... 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