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Argentina to Uruguay and back again

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July 29th 2017
Sunday - Argentina to Uruguay and back again We took the 09.00 ferry to Colonia in Uruguay. We were advised to arrive an hour beforehand and were quite impressed with the speedy boarding procedure. The hydrofoil ferry was comfortable with large seats and fairly full. The trip took an hour and fifteen minutes, the tourist information girls were very helpful and gave us a map with suggestions of ... 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