blustery day at the port

Uruguay!

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November 29th 2008
So I made it to Uruguay. Staying at Cecilia´s family´s house which is very nice. I´ll probably be lazy with any posts this week though. I will put more pictures up soon. Bought a maté today which we have to condition with old yerba so its usable. I also need to buy a bombilla to drink it with. Hope everyone´s thanksgiving was as awesome as mine. Had a wonderful asado (argentinian bbq) ... 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