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Getting Into Things in Montevideo

January 12th 2010
Geo: -34.8939, -56.1568Yesterday we and some friends from school went on a city tour. It was interesting and something we like to do when we're in a new area. It gives you a sense of place and all. Our last stop was at such a lovely point overlooking the river that five of us left the tour and stayed there for dinner, thinking we'd just walk back because our guide said it would only take ... read more
South America » Uruguay » District of Montevideo » Montevideo

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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