Over the River is Argentina

Another strange boarder crosssing.

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August 30th 2007
We wanted to get to Uruguay and the bus company gave us the information that the 1st 2 crossing on the way south would mean we would be dropped off on the side of the road at 5 am and 6 am so we decided to go with a bus company that would drop us at the terminal at Gualeguaychu. So we did another overnight bus trip, paid for a cama seat so we would have some comfort but our bus had seats in front ... read more

South America » Uruguay » West » Fray Bentos

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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