D. Uwins wrote on Sat, 06 February 2010 00:11 |
This thread is too funny. Thanks for the laughter!
(...) what is with Uruguay? A Swiss friend of mine wants to retire there. Or did you just randomly think of that Klaus?
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Hello, sorry for the off-topic, Uruguay is one of the ultimate paradises of the world, were some of the beaches remain untouched, were nature rules and people are very easy-going. Also it is known as the South American 'Monte Carlo', were all the "wealthy" people of South America go to have their summer vacations... you can get hippie life or full luxury access..it is a very nice place. A lot of European people also go there for vacation and for living too. Check google earth: uruguay/colonia, montevideo, punta del este, rocha, la paloma, la pedrera, balizas, cabo polonio, oceania del polonio. nice places...
Also here in Argentina happens the same,
and quoting Klaus:
"Not really random. Uruguay, Paraguay, Argentina and other South American countries were favourite destinations and well-liked hiding places for German fugitives of a certain political persuasion in the not too distant past."
I find Patagonia and specially Bariloche is very much like Germany, speaking about the morphology of the place, it is very East-German...the mountains, the climate, food, even the architecture is influenced... there was a lot of construction made by Germans there during "that period" and no wonder they came here- you can tell they felt pretty like being at home...that, plus the covered clearence of their passes sadly made by our government of that time...
curious data (still off-topic): in Uruguay, there is a place 40 minutes from the capital, at the coast, hidden in the woods upon the beach, were you can find a sculpture of an eagle of about 50 meters of wingspan facing the sea, made by a German artist from that era, were he had his atelier in what is the head of the eagle (two floors high at least)... locals claim that the eagle, yes, that eagle, is looking to a specific point that if you traced it straight on a map, you can reach some place in Germany... it wouldn't be so hard to prove nowadays with a GPS... I am going to Uruguay soon, so maybe I will check it out.
Again, sorry for drifting off the topic.
Patricio Claypole