Montivideo

Montivideo

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January 21st 2009
Got the Boquebus to Colonia, but didn´t really have enough time to check out the place as I jumped onto a bus to Montevideo. Stayed in Planet Hostel which was OK, as all the hostels were fully booked. Again didn´t really do much in Montivideo, walked around town, took some pictures, then jumped straight onto another bus to Punta Del Este. ... 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