The lighthouse we couldn't climb

Colonia del Sacrimento (13 Oct 2010)

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October 13th 2010
Wednesday 12th October 2010 Leaving Montevideo we took the bus to Colonia del Sacrimento. Checking into Colonia Hostel we hired the worst bikes ever. Richard’s chain came off any time he tried to apply any force & Joanne’s brakes didn’t work, all combined with the fact neither of us could sit down on the unpadded saddles! We cycled up and down the cobbled streets of the old town before fin ... read more

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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