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AIRPORT OF MONTEVIDEO
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Carrasco General Cesáreo L. Berisso International Airport: is the largest airport in Uruguay serving the capital city of Montevideo. It is located northwest of Ciudad de la Costa in the Canelones department, within 5 km of Montevideo. The airport ser... |
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CITY OF MONTEVIDEO
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Montevideo, is the largest city, the capital, and the chief port of Uruguay. The settlement was established in 1726 by Bruno Mauricio de Zabala, as a strategic move amidst a Spanish-Portuguese dispute over the platine region, and as a counter to the ... |
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TRAVEL TO MONTEVIDEO
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Montevideo is the pleasant capital city of Uruguay, a country in South America. It is situated on the east bank of the Rio de la Plata.Described as a "vibrant, eclectic place with a rich cultural life", it is the hub of commerce and higher education ... |
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CHEAP HOTELS IN MONTEVIDEO
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Albergue Juvenil: Canelones 935. Nice HI-Hostel close to the center. With kitchen and internet access.Unplugged Hostel: Luis de la Torre 930. Located in Pocitos, one of the nicest and safest neighborhoods of Montevideo, just a few blocks away from it... |
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AIRPORT TRANSFER IN MONTEVIDEO
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Airport Transfers, is about 15km east of the city center. Buses depart right outside the airport to Terminal Tres Cruces, just north of many major sites downtown (easily walkable to hotels). Airport transfer by bus costs about UYU20. The Airport Taxi... |
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TOURIST INFORMATION IN MONTEVIDEO
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Tourist Information in Montevideo, can be obtained in the offices located at Plaza Cagancha, Tel: 908 9105; at 1409 Avenida Libertador; at Tres Cruces Bus Station and at the Tourist Information Center. Parada 24, of Playa La Mansa, Tel: 230 050. |
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EARLY HISTORY
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Between 1680 and 1683, Portugal founded the city of Colonia do Sacramento in the region across the bay from Buenos Aires. This city met with no resistance from the Spanish until 1723, when they began to place fortifications on the elevations around M... |
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19TH CENTURY
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On 3 February 1807, British troops under the command of General Samuel Auchmuty and Admiral Charles Stirling occupied the city during the Battle of Montevideo (1807), but it was recaptured by the Spanish in the same year on 2 September when John Whit... |
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