Lunch in Montevideo

Uruguay

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January 23rd 2009
Day 1 (Tuesday) - Brian and I were traveling to Uruguay the exact same days as Vanessa by weird coincidence, so we decided to make much of the trip together. The only portion of the trip that we were apart was the initial bus ride. When we got to Uruguayan customs, Vanessa was waiting for us. She had arrived 15 minutes before. We all caught the same bus to Montevideo, which picked us up directly ... read more

South America » Uruguay » East » Punta del Este

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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