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.
Montevideo is the capital and largest city of Uruguay. According to the 2011 census, the city proper has a population of 1,319,108 in an area of 201 square kilometres. The southernmost capital city in the Americas, Montevideo is situated in the southern coast of the country, on the northeastern bank of the RÃ­o de la Plata. The city was established in 1724 by a Spanish soldier, Bruno Mauricio de Zabala, as a strategic move amidst the Spanish-Portuguese dispute over the platine region. It was ...