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I get stuck on top of a lighthouse in Colonia del Sacramento.
Uruguayan excursion

December 26th 2005
Well, escaping busy Argentina to a slower pace Uruguay sounds like a plan. Arriving with a ferry from Buenos Aires in Colonia del Sacramento on Christmas Eve, we manage to see the UNESCO World Heritage old Colonia, which is quaint and quiet. Rio de la Plata is brown and murky, but our spirit is high. After spending a couple of hours in the town, we catch a bus to capital Montevideo, to spend a ... read more
South America » Uruguay

Uruguayan Flag 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
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