Parr Planet – Travels with Stephen & Kathleen
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Uruguay – Montevideo April 2, 2014 The capital and major city in Uruguay, Montevideo is the bustling epicenter of the country. This town is on a peninsula like the other two we have visited in Uruguay, which is a challenge for the much greater amount of traffic. The streets are narrow and one-way and most …
Uruguay – Colonia March 30, 2014 Colonia del Sacramento is one of the oldest cities in Uruguay due to its strategic location on a peninsula jutting out into the Rio de la Plata (which opens up into the Atlantic Ocean) and protecting all of the settlements upstream. The old town area is very small and …
Uruguay – Laguna Garzon March 27, 2014 After a fairly uneventful 8+ hour flight, we arrived in Montevideo, Uruguay. Wow! That sounds very exotic, doesn’t it? It definately feels like another country, but kind of like South America light. The popluation is small but contains a very mixed bag of European transplants, so we feel …