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Yeehaa!

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November 12th 2009
We were met in Salta by Juan miguel, and he was kind enough to ferry us over to the thermal baths (think hot swimming pools) and then the 3 hours into the middle of nowhere, to the ranch. It turns out that Uruguay is absolutely lovely - verdant, gently rolling countryside and pretty little towns. Our first job on the ranch was to herd 200 sheep onto a lorry, and then we had some free time - Rab ... read more

South America » Uruguay » North » Tacuarembó

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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