Beautiful tree-lined streets

World Cup champions!

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December 30th 2022
Yes, Argentina won the Soccer World Cup a few weeks ago but today they also earned the prestigious title of winner for the lesser known competition World Cup of Inefficiency. It was a hard fought contest with some east Africa nations, but their commitment to endless lines and meaningless bureaucracy helped them over the line. And we got to enjoy the celebrations on our day trip to Colonia. We ... read more

South America » Uruguay » West » Colonia del Sacramento

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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