Street Colonial Del Sacramento

Colonial Del Sacramento, Uruquay

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January 28th 2009
Our friends from Portland, Steve and Barbara, joined us for six busy, fun filled days in Buenos Aires. The day before their departure, we boarded the ferry rapido for a one hour trip to Colonial Del Sacramento, Uruguay. Our passports were stamped and we spent the day in this very well preserved, historical town (UNESCO site). Cobblestone streets, original stone entrance and draw bridge, 1930 c ... read more

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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