southamerica revision 9908
19908Swollman# @(#)southamerica 7.8 22742Swollman 32742Swollman# This data is by no means authoritative; if you think you know better, 42742Swollman# go ahead and edit the file (and please send any changes to 52742Swollman# tz@elsie.nci.nih.gov for general use in the future). 62742Swollman 72742Swollman# From Paul Eggert <eggert@twinsun.com> (November 18, 1993): 82742Swollman# A good source for time zone historical data outside the U.S. is 92742Swollman# Thomas G. Shanks, The International Atlas (3rd edition), 102742Swollman# San Diego: ACS Publications, Inc. (1991). 112742Swollman# Except where otherwise noted, it is the source for the data below. 122742Swollman# 132742Swollman# I invented the abbreviations marked `*' in the following table; 142742Swollman# the rest are from earlier versions of this file, or from other sources. 152742Swollman# Some of these are just plausible excuses for common English abbreviations. 162742Swollman# Corrections are welcome! 179908Swollman# std dst 189908Swollman# LMT Local Mean Time 199908Swollman# -2:00 FST FDT Fernando de Noronha 209908Swollman# -3:00 EST EDT Eastern South America (conflicts with -5:00) 219908Swollman# -3:00 ARST ARDT Argentina 229908Swollman# -4:00 AST ADT Andes*, Antilles*, Asuncion*, Atlantic 239908Swollman# -4:00 CST CDT Chile (conflicts with -6:00) 249908Swollman# -4:00 WST WDT Western Brazil 259908Swollman# -5:00 AST ADT Acre (conflicts with -4:00) 269908Swollman# -5:00 EST EDT Eastern, Ecuador* 279908Swollman# -6:00 CST CDT Archipelago of Columbus*, Central 289908Swollman# -7:00 MST MDT Mataveri*, Mountain 292742Swollman# 302742Swollman# See the `africa' file for Zone naming conventions. 312742Swollman 322742Swollman# From Guy Harris: 332742Swollman# From Official Airline Guide - Worldwide Edition (1987). Countries not 342742Swollman# listed here do not observe DST, according to the OAG. Time zone names 352742Swollman# are pure inventions, and none are supplied for countries not observing 362742Swollman# DST; updates from natives would be appreciated. The times that DST 372742Swollman# starts and ends are based on the assumption that they switch a 2AM just 382742Swollman# as everybody else does. 392742Swollman 402742Swollman############################################################################### 412742Swollman 422742Swollman############################################################################### 432742Swollman 442742Swollman# Argentina 452742Swollman 462742Swollman# From Bob Devine (January 28, 1988): 472742Swollman# Argentina: first Sunday in October to first Sunday in April since 1976. 482742Swollman# Double Summer time from 1969 to 1974. Switches at midnight. 492742Swollman 502742Swollman# From U. S. Naval Observatory (January 19, 19889): 512742Swollman# ARGENTINA 3 H BEHIND UTC 522742Swollman 539908Swollman# From Hernan G. Otero <hernan@isoft.com.ar> (June 26, 1995): 549908Swollman# I am sending modifications to the Argentinian time zone table... 559908Swollman# AR was chosen because they are the ISO letters that represent Argentina. 569908Swollman 572742Swollman# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S 582742SwollmanRule Arg 1930 only - Dec 1 0:00 1:00 D 592742SwollmanRule Arg 1931 only - Apr 1 0:00 0 S 602742SwollmanRule Arg 1931 only - Oct 15 0:00 1:00 D 612742SwollmanRule Arg 1932 1940 - Mar 1 0:00 0 S 622742SwollmanRule Arg 1932 1939 - Nov 1 0:00 1:00 D 632742SwollmanRule Arg 1940 only - Jul 1 0:00 1:00 D 642742SwollmanRule Arg 1941 only - Jun 15 0:00 0 S 652742SwollmanRule Arg 1941 only - Oct 15 0:00 1:00 D 662742SwollmanRule Arg 1943 only - Aug 1 0:00 0 S 672742SwollmanRule Arg 1943 only - Oct 15 0:00 1:00 D 682742SwollmanRule Arg 1946 only - Mar 1 0:00 0 S 692742SwollmanRule Arg 1946 only - Oct 1 0:00 1:00 D 702742SwollmanRule Arg 1963 only - Oct 1 0:00 0 S 712742SwollmanRule Arg 1963 only - Dec 15 0:00 1:00 D 722742SwollmanRule Arg 1964 1966 - Mar 1 0:00 0 S 732742SwollmanRule Arg 1964 1966 - Oct 15 0:00 1:00 D 742742SwollmanRule Arg 1967 only - Apr 1 0:00 0 S 752742SwollmanRule Arg 1967 1968 - Oct Sun<=7 0:00 1:00 D 762742SwollmanRule Arg 1968 1969 - Apr Sun<=7 0:00 0 S 772742SwollmanRule Arg 1974 only - Jan 23 0:00 1:00 D 782742SwollmanRule Arg 1974 only - May 1 0:00 0 S 792742SwollmanRule Arg 1974 1976 - Oct Sun<=7 0:00 1:00 D 802742SwollmanRule Arg 1975 1977 - Apr Sun<=7 0:00 0 S 812742SwollmanRule Arg 1985 only - Nov 2 0:00 1:00 D 822742SwollmanRule Arg 1986 only - Mar 14 0:00 0 S 832742SwollmanRule Arg 1986 1987 - Oct 25 0:00 1:00 D 842742SwollmanRule Arg 1987 only - Feb 13 0:00 0 S 852742SwollmanRule Arg 1988 only - Feb 7 0:00 0 S 862742SwollmanRule Arg 1988 only - Dec 1 0:00 1:00 D 879908Swollman# 889908Swollman# From Hernan G. Otero <hernan@isoft.com.ar> (June 26, 1995): 899908Swollman# These corrections were contributed by InterSoft Argentina S.A., 909908Swollman# obtaining the data from the: 919908Swollman# Talleres de Hidrografia Naval Argentina 929908Swollman# (Argentinian Naval Hydrography Institute) 939908Swollman# 949908Swollman# Shanks gives 1989 Mar 16 and stops after 1990 Mar 4; go with Otero. 959908SwollmanRule Arg 1989 1993 - Mar Sun>=1 0:00 0 S 969908SwollmanRule Arg 1989 1992 - Oct Sun>=15 0:00 1:00 D 979908Swollman# 989908Swollman# From Hernan G. Otero <hernan@isoft.com.ar> (June 26, 1995): 999908Swollman# From this moment on, the law that mandated the daylight saving 1009908Swollman# time corrections was derogated and no more modifications 1019908Swollman# to the time zones (for daylight saving) are now made. 1029908Swollman# 1032742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 1042742SwollmanZone America/Buenos_Aires -3:53:48 - LMT 1894 Nov 1052742Swollman -4:17 - CMT 1920 May # Cordoba Mean Time 1062742Swollman -4:00 - AST 1930 Dec 1072742Swollman -4:00 Arg A%sT 1969 Oct 5 1089908Swollman -3:00 Arg AR%sT 1092742Swollman 1108029Swollman# ZONE-DESCR America Buenos_Aires Argentina All points 1118029Swollman 1122742Swollman# Bolivia 1132742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 1142742SwollmanZone America/La_Paz -4:32:36 - LMT 1890 1152742Swollman -4:33 - LPMT 1931 Oct 15 # La Paz Mean Time 1162742Swollman -4:33 1:00 LPDT 1932 Mar 21 1172742Swollman -4:00 - AST 1182742Swollman 1198029Swollman# ZONE-DESCR America La_Paz Bolivia All points 1208029Swollman 1212742Swollman# Brazil 1222742Swollman 1232742Swollman# From Guy Harris: 1242742Swollman# The OAG lists October 25, 1987 and February 12, 1988 as the starting and 1252742Swollman# ending dates, giving them as "estimated date(s) based on previous year". We 1262742Swollman# infer a rule here from one example, always a dangerous practice.... Yes, 1272742Swollman# they really do switch on Saturday, according to the OAG. 1282742Swollman# "Brazil/Acre" is for the Territory of Acre; "Brazil/DeNoronha" is for 1292742Swollman# Fernando De Noronha. 1302742Swollman 1312742Swollman# From Bob Devine (January 28, 1988): 1322742Swollman# The only information I found is that there was no DST up to 1985. 1332742Swollman# But there was some before 1952! 1342742Swollman 1352742Swollman# From U. S. Naval Observatory (January 16, 1989): 1362742Swollman# BRAZIL WEST 5 H BEHIND UTC TERRITORY OF ACRE 1372742Swollman# BRAZIL WEST 4 H BEHIND UTC ACRE OCT 23, '88-FEB 11, 1382742Swollman# BRAZIL '89 (ESTIMATED) 1392742Swollman# BRAZIL CENTRAL 4 H BEHIND UTC MANAUS 1402742Swollman# BRAZIL CENTRAL 3 H BEHIND UTC MANAUS OCT 23, '88-FEB 11, 1412742Swollman# BRAZIL CENTRAL '89 (ESTIMATED) 1422742Swollman# BRAZIL EAST 3 H BEHIND UTC COASTAL STATES, RIO, SAO 1432742Swollman# BRAZIL EAST PAULO, BRASILIA 1442742Swollman# BRAZIL EAST 2 H BEHIND UTC COASTAL STATES, RIO, SAO 1452742Swollman# BRAZIL PAULO, BRASILIA OCT 23, 1462742Swollman# BRAZIL '88-FEB 11, '89 1472742Swollman# BRAZIL (ESTIMATED) 1482742Swollman# BRAZIL 2 H BEHIND UTC ATLANTIC ISLANDS, FERNANDO 1492742Swollman# BRAZIL DE NORONHA 1502742Swollman# BRAZIL 1 H BEHIND UTC OCT 23, '88-FEB 11, '89 1512742Swollman# BRAZIL (ESTIMATED) 1522742Swollman# BRAZIL 3 H BEHIND UTC FOR MOST MAJOR AIRPORTS. 1532742Swollman 1542742Swollman# From Paul Eggert <eggert@twinsun.com> (November 18, 1993): 1552742Swollman# The mayor of Rio recently attempted to change the time zone rules 1562742Swollman# just in his city, in order to leave more summer time for the tourist trade. 1572742Swollman# The rule change lasted only part of the day; 1582742Swollman# the federal government refused to follow the city's rules, and business 1592742Swollman# was in a chaos, so the mayor backed down that afternoon. 1602742Swollman# Shanks claims Acre stopped observing DST after 1988 Feb 7, but it 1612742Swollman# could just be that his table ran out of room. We're extrapolating 1622742Swollman# about time zone changes after 1990 Feb 11. 1632742Swollman 1642742Swollman# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S 1652742SwollmanRule Brazil 1914 only - Jan 1 0:00 0 S 1662742SwollmanRule Brazil 1931 only - Oct 3 11:00 1 D 1672742SwollmanRule Brazil 1932 1933 - Apr 1 0:00 0 S 1682742SwollmanRule Brazil 1932 only - Oct 3 0:00 1 D 1692742SwollmanRule Brazil 1949 1952 - Dec 1 0:00 1 D 1702742SwollmanRule Brazil 1950 only - Apr 16 0:00 0 S 1712742SwollmanRule Brazil 1951 1953 - Apr 1 0:00 0 S 1722742SwollmanRule Brazil 1963 only - Dec 9 0:00 1 D 1732742SwollmanRule Brazil 1964 only - Mar 1 0:00 0 S 1742742SwollmanRule Brazil 1965 only - Jan 31 0:00 1 D 1752742SwollmanRule Brazil 1965 only - Apr 1 0:00 0 S 1762742SwollmanRule Brazil 1965 only - Dec 1 0:00 1 D 1772742SwollmanRule Brazil 1966 1968 - Mar 1 0:00 0 S 1782742SwollmanRule Brazil 1966 1967 - Nov 1 0:00 1 D 1792742SwollmanRule Brazil 1985 only - Nov 2 0:00 1 D 1802742SwollmanRule Brazil 1986 only - Mar 15 0:00 0 S 1812742SwollmanRule Brazil 1986 1987 - Oct Sat<=28 0:00 1 D 1822742SwollmanRule Brazil 1987 only - Feb 14 0:00 0 S 1832742SwollmanRule Brazil 1988 only - Feb 7 0:00 0 S 1842742SwollmanRule Brazil 1989 only - Jan 22 0:00 0 S 1852742SwollmanRule Brazil 1988 max - Oct Sun>=15 0:00 1 D 1862742SwollmanRule Brazil 1990 max - Feb Sun>=8 0:00 0 S 1872742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 1882742SwollmanZone America/Noronha -2:09:40 - LMT 1914 1892742Swollman -2:00 - FST 1963 Dec 9 1902742Swollman -2:00 Brazil F%sT 1912742SwollmanZone America/Sao_Paulo -3:06:28 - LMT 1914 1922742Swollman -3:00 Brazil E%sT 1932742SwollmanZone America/Manaus -4:00:04 - LMT 1914 1942742Swollman -4:00 - WST 1963 Dec 9 1952742Swollman -4:00 Brazil W%sT 1962742Swollman# Rio_Branco is too ambiguous, since there's a Rio Branco in Uruguay too. 1972742SwollmanZone America/Porto_Acre -4:31:12 - LMT 1914 1982742Swollman -5:00 - AST 1963 Dec 9 1992742Swollman -5:00 Brazil A%sT 2002742Swollman# 2012742Swollman# Martin Vaz and Trinidade are like America/Noronha. 2022742Swollman 2038029Swollman# ZONE-DESCR America Noronha Brazil Fernando De Noronha 2048029Swollman# ZONE-DESCR America Sao_Paulo Brazil Eastern zone 2058029Swollman# ZONE-DESCR America Manaus Brazil Western zone 2068029Swollman# ZONE-DESCR America Porto_Acre Brazil Territory of Acre 2072742Swollman 2082742Swollman# Chile 2092742Swollman 2102742Swollman# From Guy Harris: 2112742Swollman# The OAG lists October 11, 1987 and March 12, 1988 as the starting and 2122742Swollman# ending dates, giving them as "estimated date(s) based on previous year." 2132742Swollman 2142742Swollman# From Bob Devine (January 28, 1988): 2152742Swollman# Chile has had 2nd Sunday in October to 2nd Sunday in March DST since 1977. 2162742Swollman# Switch is at midnight. OAG is right. 2172742Swollman 2182742Swollman# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S 2192742SwollmanRule Chile 1918 only - Sep 1 0:00 1:00 D 2202742SwollmanRule Chile 1919 only - Jul 2 0:00 0 S 2212742SwollmanRule Chile 1927 1931 - Sep 1 0:00 1:00 D 2222742SwollmanRule Chile 1928 1932 - Apr 1 0:00 0 S 2232742SwollmanRule Chile 1969 max - Oct Sun>=8 0:00 1:00 D 2242742SwollmanRule Chile 1970 max - Mar Sun>=8 0:00 0 S 2252742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 2262742SwollmanZone America/Santiago -4:42:40 - LMT 1890 2272742Swollman -4:43 - SMT 1910 # Santiago Mean Time 2282742Swollman -5:00 Chile C%sT 1932 Sep 2292742Swollman -4:00 Chile C%sT 2302742SwollmanZone Pacific/Easter -7:17:28 - LMT 1890 # Mataveri 2312742Swollman -7:17 - MMT 1932 Sep # Mataveri Mean Time 2322742Swollman -7:00 Chile M%sT 1982 Mar 14 2332742Swollman -6:00 Chile C%sT 2342742Swollman# 2352742Swollman# Whitman says Juan Fernandez Is are like America/Santiago. 2362742Swollman# San Ambrosio, San Felix 2372742Swollman# no information; probably like America/Santiago 2382742Swollman 2398029Swollman# ZONE-DESCR America Santiago Chile All points 2408029Swollman# ZONE-DESCR Pacific Easter Easter_Island All points 2412742Swollman 2422742Swollman# Colombia 2432742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 2442742SwollmanZone America/Bogota -4:56:20 - LMT 1884 Mar 13 2452742Swollman -4:56 - BMT 1914 Nov 23 # Bogota Mean Time 2462742Swollman -5:00 - EST 2472742Swollman# Malpelo, Providencia, San Andres 2482742Swollman# no information; probably like America/Bogota 2492742Swollman 2508029Swollman# ZONE-DESCR America Botoga Colombia All points 2518029Swollman 2522742Swollman# Curacao 2532742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 2542742SwollmanZone America/Curacao -4:35:44 - LMT 1912 Feb 12 # Willemstad 2552742Swollman -4:30 - NAST 1965 # Netherlands Antilles 2562742Swollman -4:00 - AST 2572742Swollman 2588029Swollman# ZONE-DESCR America Curacao Curacao All points 2598029Swollman 2602742Swollman# Ecuador 2612742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 2622742SwollmanZone America/Guayaquil -5:19:20 - LMT 1890 2632742Swollman -5:14 - QMT 1931 # Quito Mean Time 2642742Swollman -5:00 - EST 2652742SwollmanZone Pacific/Galapagos -5:58:24 - LMT 1931 # Puerto Baquerizo Moreno 2662742Swollman -5:00 - EST 1986 2672742Swollman -6:00 - CST 2682742Swollman 2698029Swollman# ZONE-DESCR America Guayaquil Ecuador All points except: 2708029Swollman# ZONE-DESCR Pacific Galapagos Ecuador Galapagos Islands 2718029Swollman 2722742Swollman# Falklands 2732742Swollman# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S 2742742SwollmanRule Falk 1912 only - Mar 12 0:00 0 S 2752742SwollmanRule Falk 1937 1938 - Sep lastSun 0:00 1:00 D 2762742SwollmanRule Falk 1938 1942 - Mar Sun>=19 0:00 0 S 2772742SwollmanRule Falk 1939 only - Oct 1 0:00 1:00 D 2782742SwollmanRule Falk 1940 1942 - Sep lastSun 0:00 1:00 D 2792742SwollmanRule Falk 1943 only - Jan 1 0:00 0 S 2802742SwollmanRule Falk 1983 only - Sep lastSun 0:00 1:00 D 2812742SwollmanRule Falk 1984 1985 - Apr lastSun 0:00 0 S 2822742SwollmanRule Falk 1984 only - Sep 16 0:00 1:00 D 2832742SwollmanRule Falk 1985 max - Sep Sun>=9 0:00 1:00 D 2842742SwollmanRule Falk 1986 max - Apr Sun>=16 0:00 0 S 2852742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 2862742SwollmanZone Atlantic/Stanley -3:51:24 - LMT 1890 2872742Swollman -3:51 - SMT 1912 Mar 12 # Stanley Mean Time 2882742Swollman -4:00 Falk A%sT 1983 May 2892742Swollman -3:00 Falk E%sT 1985 Sep 15 2902742Swollman -4:00 Falk A%sT 2912742Swollman 2928029Swollman# ZONE-DESCR Atlantic Stanley Falkland_Islands All points 2938029Swollman 2942742Swollman# French Guiana 2952742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 2962742SwollmanZone America/Cayenne -3:29:20 - LMT 1911 Jul 2972742Swollman -4:00 - AST 1967 Oct 2982742Swollman -3:00 - EST 2992742Swollman 3008029Swollman# ZONE-DESCR America Cayenne French_Guiana All points 3018029Swollman 3022742Swollman# Guyana 3032742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 3042742SwollmanZone America/Guyana -3:52:40 - LMT 1915 Mar # Georgetown 3052742Swollman -3:45 - BGST 1975 Jul 31 # British Guiana ST 3062742Swollman -3:00 - EST 3072742Swollman 3088029Swollman# ZONE-DESCR America Guyana Guyana All points 3092742Swollman 3102742Swollman# Paraguay 3112742Swollman 3122742Swollman# From Bob Devine (January 28, 1988): 3132742Swollman# Paraguay: First day in October to last in March. Midnight switch?? 3142742Swollman# Since 1980. 3152742Swollman 3162742Swollman# From U. S. Naval Observatory (January 19, 1989): 3172742Swollman# PARAGUAY 4 H BEHIND UTC 3182742Swollman# PARAGUAY 3 H BEHIND UTC OCT 1, '88-MAR 31, '89 3192742Swollman 3202742Swollman# From Shanks (1991): 3212742Swollman# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S 3222742SwollmanRule Para 1974 only - Apr 1 0:00 0 S 3232742SwollmanRule Para 1975 1978 - Oct 1 0:00 1:00 D 3242742SwollmanRule Para 1975 1978 - Mar 1 0:00 0 S 3252742Swollman# Shanks says 1979 was all DST. 3262742SwollmanRule Para 1980 max - Apr 1 0:00 0 S 3272742SwollmanRule Para 1980 1988 - Oct 1 0:00 1:00 D 3282742SwollmanRule Para 1989 only - Oct 22 0:00 1:00 D 3292742SwollmanRule Para 1990 max - Oct 1 0:00 1:00 D 3302742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 3312742SwollmanZone America/Asuncion -3:50:40 - LMT 1890 3322742Swollman -3:51 - AMT 1931 Oct 10 # Asuncion Mean Time 3332742Swollman -4:00 - AST 1972 Oct 3342742Swollman -3:00 - EST 1974 Apr 3352742Swollman -4:00 Para A%sT 3362742Swollman 3378029Swollman# ZONE-DESCR America Asuncion Paraguay All points 3388029Swollman 3392742Swollman# Peru 3402742Swollman# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S 3412742SwollmanRule Peru 1908 only - Jul 28 0:00 0 S 3422742SwollmanRule Peru 1938 only - Jan 1 0:00 1:00 D 3432742SwollmanRule Peru 1938 only - Apr 1 0:00 0 S 3442742SwollmanRule Peru 1938 1939 - Sep lastSun 0:00 1:00 D 3452742SwollmanRule Peru 1939 1940 - Mar Sun>=24 0:00 0 S 3462742SwollmanRule Peru 1987 only - Jan 1 0:00 1:00 D 3472742SwollmanRule Peru 1987 only - Apr 1 0:00 0 S 3482742SwollmanRule Peru 1990 only - Jan 1 0:00 1:00 D 3492742SwollmanRule Peru 1990 only - Apr 1 0:00 0 S 3502742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 3512742SwollmanZone America/Lima -5:08:12 - LMT 1890 3522742Swollman -5:09 - LMT 1908 Jul 28 3532742Swollman -5:00 Peru E%sT 3542742Swollman 3558029Swollman# ZONE-DESCR America Lima Peru All points 3568029Swollman 3572742Swollman# South Georgia 3582742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 3592742SwollmanZone Atlantic/South_Georgia -2:26:08 - LMT 1890 # Grytviken 3602742Swollman -2:00 - FST 3612742Swollman 3628029Swollman# ZONE-DESCR Atlantic South_Georgia South_Georgia All points 3638029Swollman 3642742Swollman# South Sandwich Is 3652742Swollman# no information 3662742Swollman 3672742Swollman# Suriname 3682742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 3692742SwollmanZone America/Paramaribo -3:40:40 - LMT 1911 3702742Swollman -3:40:52 - PMT 1935 # Paramaribo Mean Time 3712742Swollman -3:40:36 - PMT 1945 Oct # The capital moved? 3722742Swollman -3:30 - DGST 1984 Oct # Dutch Guiana Std Time 3732742Swollman -3:00 - EST 3742742Swollman 3758029Swollman# ZONE-DESCR America Paramaibo Suriname All points 3768029Swollman 3772742Swollman# Trinidad and Tobago 3782742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 3792742SwollmanZone America/Port_of_Spain -4:06:04 - LMT 1912 Mar 2 3802742Swollman -4:00 - AST 3812742Swollman 3828029Swollman# ZONE-DESCR America Port_of_Spain Trinidad_and_Tobago All points 3838029Swollman 3842742Swollman# Uruguay 3852742Swollman# From Paul Eggert <eggert@twinsun.com> (November 18, 1993): 3862742Swollman# Uruguay wins the prize for the strangest peacetime manipulation of the rules. 3872742Swollman# Your guess is as good as mine for what happened after 1989. 3882742Swollman# From Shanks (1991): 3892742Swollman# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S 3902742SwollmanRule Uruguay 1920 only - May 1 0:00 0 S 3912742Swollman# Whitman gives 1923 Oct 1; go with Shanks. 3922742SwollmanRule Uruguay 1923 only - Oct 2 0:00 0:30 HD 3932742SwollmanRule Uruguay 1924 1926 - Apr 1 0:00 0 S 3942742SwollmanRule Uruguay 1924 1925 - Oct 1 0:00 0:30 HD 3952742SwollmanRule Uruguay 1933 1935 - Oct lastSun 0:00 0:30 HD 3962742Swollman# Shanks gives 1935 Apr 1 0:00 and 1936 Mar 30 0:00; go with Whitman. 3972742SwollmanRule Uruguay 1934 1936 - Mar Sat>=25 23:30s 0 S 3982742SwollmanRule Uruguay 1936 only - Nov 1 0:00 0:30 HD 3992742SwollmanRule Uruguay 1937 1941 - Mar lastSun 0:00 0 S 4002742Swollman# Whitman gives 1937 Oct 3; go with Shanks. 4012742SwollmanRule Uruguay 1937 1940 - Oct lastSun 0:00 0:30 HD 4022742Swollman# Whitman gives 1941 Oct 24 - 1942 Mar 27, 1942 Dec 14 - 1943 Apr 13, 4032742Swollman# and 1943 Apr 13 ``to present time''; go with Shanks. 4042742SwollmanRule Uruguay 1941 only - Aug 1 0:00 0 S 4052742SwollmanRule Uruguay 1942 only - Jan 1 0:00 0:30 HD 4062742SwollmanRule Uruguay 1942 only - Dec 14 0:00 1:00 D 4072742SwollmanRule Uruguay 1943 only - Mar 14 0:00 0 S 4082742SwollmanRule Uruguay 1959 only - May 24 0:00 1:00 D 4092742SwollmanRule Uruguay 1959 only - Nov 15 0:00 0 S 4102742SwollmanRule Uruguay 1960 only - Jan 17 0:00 1:00 D 4112742SwollmanRule Uruguay 1960 only - Mar 6 0:00 0 S 4122742SwollmanRule Uruguay 1965 1967 - Apr Sun>=1 0:00 1:00 D 4132742SwollmanRule Uruguay 1965 only - Sep 26 0:00 0 S 4142742SwollmanRule Uruguay 1966 1967 - Oct 31 0:00 0 S 4152742SwollmanRule Uruguay 1968 1970 - May 27 0:00 0:30 HD 4162742SwollmanRule Uruguay 1968 1970 - Dec 2 0:00 0 S 4172742SwollmanRule Uruguay 1972 only - Apr 24 0:00 1:00 D 4182742SwollmanRule Uruguay 1972 only - Aug 15 0:00 0 S 4192742SwollmanRule Uruguay 1974 only - Mar 10 0:00 0:30 HD 4202742SwollmanRule Uruguay 1974 only - Dec 22 0:00 1:00 D 4212742SwollmanRule Uruguay 1976 only - Oct 1 0:00 0 S 4222742SwollmanRule Uruguay 1977 only - Dec 4 0:00 1:00 D 4232742SwollmanRule Uruguay 1978 only - Apr 1 0:00 0 S 4242742SwollmanRule Uruguay 1979 only - Oct 1 0:00 1:00 D 4252742SwollmanRule Uruguay 1980 only - May 1 0:00 0 S 4262742SwollmanRule Uruguay 1987 only - Dec 14 0:00 1:00 D 4272742SwollmanRule Uruguay 1988 only - Mar 14 0:00 0 S 4282742SwollmanRule Uruguay 1988 only - Dec 11 0:00 1:00 D 4292742SwollmanRule Uruguay 1989 only - Mar 12 0:00 0 S 4302742SwollmanRule Uruguay 1989 only - Oct 29 0:00 1:00 D 4312742SwollmanRule Uruguay 1990 only - Mar 4 0:00 0 S 4322742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 4332742SwollmanZone America/Montevideo -3:44:44 - LMT 1898 Jun 28 4342742Swollman -3:45 - MMT 1920 May 1 # Montevideo MT 4352742Swollman -3:30 Uruguay U%sT 1942 Dec 14 # Uruguay ST 4362742Swollman -3:00 Uruguay E%sT 4372742Swollman 4388029Swollman# ZONE-DESCR America Montevideo Uruguay All points 4398029Swollman 4402742Swollman# Venezuela 4412742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 4422742SwollmanZone America/Caracas -4:27:44 - LMT 1890 4432742Swollman -4:28 - CMT 1912 Feb 12 # Caracas Mean Time 4442742Swollman -4:30 - VZT 1965 # Venezuela Time 4452742Swollman -4:00 - AST 4468029Swollman 4478029Swollman# ZONE-DESCR America Caracas Venezuela All points 448