Whether captured by European or African slave traders, or enslaved as prisoners during war, the Africans' fate was the sameâto be shackled, confined in a ship, and transported across the ocean and sold into a life of forced labor. Here we read from two perspectives, the enslaved and the enslaver.
This Golden Coast is a 30-mile stretch of shoreline with uninterrupted golden sands. More interesting to the would-be retiree is that Uruguayâs Costa de Oro also boasts some of the countryâs best beach towns for full-time retirement living. These shady, livable towns are affordable, safe, friendly, and welcoming.ere are a few of the benefits Uruguay, and especially its Costa de Oro, has to offer retirees: Safety and stability. At different times in its history, Uruguay has been part of Spain, Portugal, and Brazil.
Uruguay is a constitutional democracy with a political system similar to that of the United States. Elected for a 5-year term, the president is the head of state and chief of the government. If no presidential candidate receives an absolute majority of 51 percent of the vote, there is a runoff election in which only the top 2 candidates compete.