lighthouse at sunset

Quick trip across the river

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May 7th 2006
Colonia is a small, touristy town in Uruguay a 2 hour ferry ride across the river from Buenos Aires. It´s a very old city, and has a well preserved historic district. Its a nice, tranquil day trip, and just as important, I got a new visa. ... 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