Background: 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 its hold throughout the government. Civilian rule was not restored until 1985. Uruguay's political and labor conditions are among the freest on the continent.
March 12th 2008South America » Uruguay » West » Colonia del Sacramento Colonia Del Sacramento is as the name suggests an old colonial style town, in the West of Uruguay. Once used as a smuggling port thanks to its proximaty to Buenos Aires, it is now a beautiful quaint ... 11 photos[full story]
April 5th 2008South America » Uruguay » West » Colonia del Sacramento Hi Everyone,
We made it to Uruguay yesterday afternoon. We took a ferry across the river from Buenos Aires to Colonia. It took one hour on a hydro boat, which is the fast ferry. If we would have ... [full story]
March 1st 2007South America » Uruguay » West » Fray Bentos Apologies - currently unable to restore. If you have a backup please edit this entry and save/publish.
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March 11th 2008South America » Uruguay » West » Colonia del Sacramento As a diversion, we also spent a day across the border in Colonia del Sacramento, Uruguay, a short ferry ride across the river from Buenos Aires. The town was founded in the 1600s by the Portuguese, an ... 3 photos[full story]
March 6th 2008South America » Uruguay » West » Colonia del Sacramento Hola Amigos
Well we are now in Uruguay after a lovely ferry ride over on Buqebus from Buenos Aires. The bad news is there is till no sunshine and I am getting paler and paler much to my digust alth ... [full story]
February 10th 2008South America » Uruguay » West » Colonia del Sacramento I went to Uruguay to visit a little historical town called Colonia del Sacramento. It lies just 1 hour by ferry from BsAs across the widest river in the world- Rio de la Plata (huuuge river, looks mor ... [full story]
February 8th 2008South America » Uruguay » West » Colonia del Sacramento Wczoraj wybralam sie do Colonia del Sacramento, malego historycznego miasteczka, polozonego w Urugwaju. Podroz promem z BA zajmuje godzine przez najszersza rzeke na swiecie Rio de la Plata. Colonia zo ... [full story]
February 6th 2008South America » Uruguay » West » Colonia del Sacramento The Supples are on the road again. We thought we´d worked enough in Santiago (3 months, that´s plenty!) and after our trip to the south of Chile for Christmas thought our backpacks needed another airi ... [full story]
February 3rd 2008South America » Uruguay » West » Colonia del Sacramento Tultiin tanaan tahan pikkukaupunkiin. Kiivettiin torniin. Buenos Airesin pilvenpiirtajat nakyvat vastarannalla. Syotiin rantaravintolassa. Kuvien siirto ei onnistu hostellin koneella. ... [full story]
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