cool statue..and sunset

Crossing over into Uruguay..

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February 5th 2007
We hopped on the bus in Iguazu and headed south towards the border crossing with Uruguay. Little did we know that we would be on the bus from hell. Literally. It must have been. Because the air conditioning was broken - and it was pretty much like a little oven in there. We decided that because it was only a 12 hour ride we would go budget and get the cheap seats. Worst decision to save 5 bucks EV ... read more

South America » Uruguay

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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