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Uruguay - but why?

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January 31st 2005
we are asking ourselves why are we in uruguay almost every minute. our run of perfection had to end somewhere... our first stop was montevideo. it all ran so smoothly. so easy to get to the hostel, everything is so cheap, had a lovely dinner and crashed early after a day of travelling. the next day we got to look at monty properly. it was a staurday and the streets were eerie, empty. some s ... read more

South America » Uruguay

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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