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Montevideo

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March 9th 2014
2 hours west of Punta del Este sits Montevideo, the capital of Uruguay. Much smaller than most other SA capitals, you could be in any city in Spain but for the multicoloured housing all over the place. I know I aleady mentioned it but it really does feel Spanish being here. Culturally it feels similar, and visually too. We haven't eaten out here as we have majorly tightened our reign but again ... 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