Sunset

Is there anything else to do here?

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April 17th 2009
I got a little scared that you guys were stalking me after my last entry, so decided to put some months between us. Sorry about that. but we do continue. So, from Maldonado, I skidaddled westwards for my final stop in Uruguay - Colonia. I'd heard really mixed reports on this place, with some people saying its a great place to stay for a few days, and others saying come and see the sights, th ... read more

South America » Uruguay » West » Colonia del Sacramento

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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