Uruguay - Partying at the beach resort of Punta del Este 1949 hostel Punta

Uruguay - Partying at the beach resort of Punta del Este

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February 5th 2007
I have now arrived in the third country on my trip - Uruguay!I decided to head back down south to this tiny little country nestled between Argentina and Brazil, as it is renowned for having the best party scene in South America - they call it the St Tropez of the south!Having had a relaxing few weeks in Brazil, I am ready to party again! After a 23 hour bus trip from Curitiba (surprisingly comf ... read more

South America » Uruguay » East » Punta del Este

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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