Colonia

Uruguay

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November 30th 2015
Last week, we went on our first 'side trip' and visited Colonia, a UNESCO world heritage site, Montevideo and Punta del Este in Uruguay. I have to admit, I didn't know a lot about Argentina's tiny neighbour, but we do now. For instance, did you know that: - Uruguay is 4 times as big as The Netherlands - Uruguay has 3 million inhabitants and 12 million cows - After the economic crisis in 2 ... 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