Uruguay


Interesting Fact

Montevideo has a ban in restaurants for table salt and salt heavy condiments, like ketchup and mayonnaise in a bid to lower the salt intake of its residents. Almost 40% of the population of Uruguay have hypertension.

Overview

Uruguay is the second smallest country in South America, approximately the size of the US state of Washington.  It’s only land border is with Brazil to the north.  Buenos Aires is approximately 120 miles from Montevideo across the Rio de la Plata River.

With a population of around 3.5 million, Uruguay’s main language is Spanish.  Being in the Southern Hemisphere, the peak of summer is in January, but the country has a generally temperate client year round.

We visited during peak season of January and while things were busy, it was a great time to visit.

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Arrival Information

Uruguay Airport

Montevideo Airport was named after Cesáreo L. Berisso, an Uruguayan aviation pioneer. The airport is also of military use as it hosts an air base of the Uruguayan Air Force.

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