Methodist Church

A Trip to Colonia and Montevideo

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April 19th 2008
Sat, April 12 Margaret and I took the Buquebus ferry to Colonia, Uruguay. The Buquebus is a very large car and passenger ferry. It crosses the Rio de la Plata which apparently is the widest river in the world. http://www.buquebus.com/cache/HomeARG.html I had a bit of trouble leaving the country with no entry stamp to Argentina (since I have a replacement passport), but luckily had my polic ... read more

South America » Uruguay » District of Montevideo » Montevideo

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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