URUGUAY
Language → None – (Spanish has de facto status)
Population (around) → 3,493,774
Currency → Peso Uruguayo (UYU) $, $U
General weather Overview
→ Uruguay’s climate is subtropical-temperate. This indicates you may
anticipate a warm climate with consistent rainfall throughout the year, with yearly quantities
rising from southeast to northwest. There is little precipitation in the summer months, and
evaporation provides a strong dryness; nonetheless, humidity can make it feel colder. It may turn
windy and unstable in the winter, especially towards the south.
Cities
Montevideo / Capital – Salto – Paysandú – Las Piedras – Rivera – Maldonado –
Tacuarembó – Melo – Mercedes – Artigas – Minas – San José de Mayo – Durazno – Florida –
Treinta y Tres – Rocha – San Carlos – Fray Bentos – Colonia del Sacramento – Trinidad –
Canelones
Fun facts
- One of the most amazing facts about Uruguay is how ecological it is, especially when it comes to energy production. In 2020, it is estimated that between 98 and 100% of Uruguay's electricity was/is generated from renewable sources
- Uruguay has had issues with weight problems and arterial pressure because many residents consume approximately double the quantity of salt recommended. To fight this, the authorities added legal guidelines to make salt much less accessible: the salt shaker has been banned. In Uruguay, salt is banned from school campuses and from being served on tables in eating places, as well as warnings to be placed on menus in reference to salt. If you require salt, you need to ask the waiter to bring some to you. The same applies to ketchup and mayonnaise
- Punta del Este is one of Uruguay's top tourist attractions, a city and resort town on a peninsula surrounded by beautiful beaches, often referred to as "the Monaco of the South" or "the St. Tropez of South America". The peculiar hand sculpture "La Mano" is a famous sculpture that stands in Punta del Este and looks like a giant hand coming out of the earth
Some popular local foods
Asado, Capeletis a la Caruso, Arroz con Leche, Chivito, Tortas Fritas, Pasta Frola, Revuelto Gramajo, Chajá, Churros with Dulce de Leche, Milanesa a la Napolitana
Some native animals:
Black Vulture, Burrowing Owl, Caiman, Capybara, Coypu, Flamingo,
Forest Tortoise, Glittering-Bellied Emerald, Foxes, Deer, Wildcats, Armadillos (mulitas)
Couple of reasons to visit
- You get to experience very different tastes of traditional culture. You can see it in their daily customs and lifestyle in general, but also in unique shows, dances, music, and carnival
- Bask in hot spring baths! They are well known for their healing and medicine properties due to the high concentration of minerals such as calcium, magnesium, and potassium
- For adrenaline lovers! Get on an adventure of diverse excessive sporting activities inclusive of parachuting in Canelones, on foot over a Tibetan bridge of more than a hundred meters, canopying in Pan de Azucar, surfing, and so much more
- Punta del Este is Uruguay's well-known beach, it has regularly been called "the Monaco of the South". Models, actors, and other famous people come to relax, enjoy, and revel in haute cuisine. It has a shoreline of exceptional golden sand and water sports, the location is also home to a large population of southern right whales, with a Museum of the Sea, which showcases whale skeletons to a set of early 20th-century bathing suits
