Plaza Independinca

Uruguay

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July 7th 2008
While in Buenos Aires you can take a trip over to Uruguay for a few nights, its a short trip on the boat. The most common trip would be a day in Colonia and also two nights in Montevideo the capital. Alternatively, you can simply take your time around the country. We spent two nights in Montevideo, it is a small city with not a whole lot to do. As we were coming from Beunos Aries we were now beg ... read more

South America » Uruguay » District of 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