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- Montevideo
- Capital
- Peso Uruguayo (UYU)
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- 3,360,105
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5 Months Through South America - Itinerary Advice
Posted by texacalimatt
... - 3 weeks. End of Feb - Fly to Foz do Iguacu. Check out Brazilian and Argentinian falls. 3 days max. Fly to Montevideo, Uruguay. Stay for 2.5 - 4 weeks. Study spanish. See sights. Bus through Uruguay to Colonia. Stay for max 1 week. Ferry across ...
New President
Posted by skylab
... Lima, Peru Lisbon, Portugal Johannesburg, South Africa Barcelona, Spain Stockholm, Sweden Taipei, Taiwan Istanbul, Turkey Montevideo, Uruguay Caracas, Venezuela WAY different compaired to 4 years ago UK Newpaper from 2004
Amazing Facts.....
Posted by patsiems
The card game of Canasta was first developed in Montevideo, Uruguay in the early twentieth century. It spread to Argentina then to the United States and became very popular during the 1950's.
Uruguay Great Place to Live?
Posted by christy3
I hear that Uruguay is an extremely safe place to live, especially Montevideo. Is this true? My family is considering moving there one day!
Good Hostels in Montevideo
Posted by jeffsadventures
There is a new hostel in Montevideo with an awsome location overlooking the Plaza Independencia. It¡s called Che Lagarto and literally just opened a few weeks ago. Brand new everything and very clean. They are also an HI affiliate. To promote ...
Good Hostels in Montevideo
Posted by lucky
We stayed at the HI in Montevideo... good social athmosphere. Nothing to write home about but good location...
Uruguay+Brazil+Argentina in 2 weeks
Posted by kathryn77
... to go back on yourself. Just head round the coast, then when you're ready, get the boat back to BA from Montevideo? Hope that's helpful. My blog address is www.travelpod.com/members/kathryn77 so you can see the attractions I saw in Uruguay. ...
Uruguay+Brazil+Argentina in 2 weeks
Posted by starlagurl
... the falls straight to Montevideo?) Yes you can, just do a search on Expedia, it will cost around $300. Once in Montevideo, rent a car and go to Punta Del Este and Colonia del Sacramento, spend 4 or 5 days traveling around southern Uruguay ( ...
Uruguay+Brazil+Argentina in 2 weeks
Posted by kmm514
... and rent a car and travel to Mt. Aconcagua and the Andes, spend 3 days (can we get to Mendoza Wine Country from Montevideo? ) Then travel to Buenos Aires and spend 5 days in the city. Buenos Aires has to be our final destination because we are meeting ...
Arriving in Brazil, Leaving from Argentina.
Posted by wakingdream
... to BA From BA if you have the time try a cheap flight to northern Patagonia? That would be excellent. If not, BA into Uruguay onto Montevideo and Punta Del Este ( pretty touristy but maybe you don't mind) Then up the coast back to SP Uruguay, from ...
Backpacking South America 2014
Posted by drewcrawf
... Viña del Mar Valparaiso Santiago, Chile Mendoza, Argentina Cordoba Santa Fe Rosario Buenos Aires, Argentina Colonia del Sacramento, Uruguay Montevideo Punta del Este La Paloma Montevideo Salto, Uruguay Concordia, Argentina I'm still working on the ...
CAR RENTAL IN BRAZIL??
Posted by starlagurl
... down a little when they see a highway patrol car! The main highway is the one that goes from Montevideo to Punta Del Este (main tourist city of Uruguay), it is double lane from both sides. However this is strange since most of the highways are single ...
Brazil to Mexico
Posted by kiwi_surfer
... a few towns along the way then crossing the border into Uruguay. I will spend 1 week travelling west through Uruguay until I arrive in Montevideo where I will catch a ferry to Buenos Aries, Argentina. I will stay around Buenos Aries for 2 weeks studying ...
Arriving in Brazil, Leaving from Argentina.
Posted by mmbcross
... BA. Buenos Aires to Colonia by high speed ferry. Have a look around Colonia, which is a quaint colonial town, then bus to Montevideo. Frankly one day should be enough, then bus to Punta del Este if you have time. The summer season should just be starting ...
Travelling Sth America for 3 months - ADVICE PLEASE :)
Posted by coy
... places? PARAGUAY IS A LITTLE BIT OUT OF YOUR ROAD MAP. I DO NTO CARE FOR PARAGUAY MY SELF. ON THE OTHER HAND MONTEVIDEO AND PUNTA DEL ESTE IN URUGUAY ARE VERY NICE AND YOU CAN GO FROM BUENOS AIRES BY BOAT IN A COUPLE OF HOURS. * Brazil: It's huge&# ...
Punte del Este Travel- please help
Posted by joelmunoz1968
... Este (Jose Ignacio). Will the weather be okay (still able to layout and lounge by the beach??) if we don't rent a car in Montevideo- how can we get to our hotel. Would love your input on our itinerary: 4 nights BA --Fly to Salta 3 nights Salta --Fly ...
Punte del Este Travel- please help
Posted by monar
... but then do we need to rent a car??-- Also, what are the ferry times? This is so hard to find online? We could also fly into to Montevideo but then do we also need to rent a car?? Is it worth it to go-- seems like long trek? We could just cut it out and ...
Argentina Planning - November 2009
Posted by junosakai
... a traditional steakhouse - yum! Check out La Boca area when you are down at the football If you have time, you could take the boat to Colonia del Sacramento or Montevideo in Uruguay - or take a bus over to Mendoza in Argentina - lovely there too
Argentina Planning - November 2009
Posted by kathryn77
... a traditional steakhouse - yum! Check out La Boca area when you are down at the football If you have time, you could take the boat to Colonia del Sacramento or Montevideo in Uruguay - or take a bus over to Mendoza in Argentina - lovely there too
NEED ADVICE FOR TRIP TO BA,RIO AND CUBA
Posted by starlagurl
Hi Ash, This blogger flew from Buenos Aires to Rio, it was cheaper than busing from Montevideo: This guy went around mostly by bus: I don't know if you are planning on going to Uruguay, but this blogger took a boat there from Buenos Aires:
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