Don't Let a Uruguayan Taxi driver tell you an Uruguayan Peso equals an Argentine Peso
June 26th 2009 Taxi: Part One
We talk about the lack of confidence the Argentine people have in the economy and the government all of the time. To the point that sometime we forget to recognize how far Argentina has come as a country. It would be easier to talk about tourism or exports as a sign of confidence and growth of the country. However it is my guess that most people, unless directly involved in sai
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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 
