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Why Uraguay?

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November 2nd 2010
With all that South America has to offer the traveller as a continent, it might not be the case that Uraguay is going to be an instant "must do" But it was part of my GAP tour itinerary so here are my thoughts on what i did and saw, the main point being it´s always rather fun to visit a country you know little about and never thought you would visit. In fact the thing I know about Uraguay is th ... 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