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Uruguay - Montevideo & Colonia

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July 31st 2009
On Friday 31 July, I met Gill at the ferry terminal 20 minutes before our ferry to Uruguay was due to depart. It took forever to buy the ticket, check in and get through immigration so luckily our boat was delayed by an hour. After the 3 hour crossing, we docked in Montevideo and got through customs (after Gill was caught trying to smuggle in a banana). We joined the line for taxis and waited a ... 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