Montevideo as the capital of the richest state in South America (Uruguay). The population of Uruguay What peoples live in Uruguay

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Useful data for tourists about Uruguay, cities and resorts of the country. As well as information about the population, currency of Uruguay, cuisine, features of visa and customs restrictions in Uruguay.

Geography of Uruguay

The Republic of the East Coast of the Uruguay River is a state in the southeastern part of South America, on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean. It borders Brazil in the north, Argentina in the west, and the Atlantic Ocean in the east and south.

Hilly territories to the south are gradually replaced by lowlands, which are a continuation of the Argentine pampa.

State

State structure

Uruguay is a republic. The head of state and government is the president. Parliament is a bicameral General Assembly.

Language

Official language: Spanish

Spanish, which is spoken by the majority of the population, is heavily "diluted" with Italian expressions. Most of the population speaks some European language.

Religion

Over 66% of the population belongs to the Roman Catholic Church. Methodist and Anglican churches are also common.

Currency

International name: UYI

The Uruguayan peso is equal to 100 centesimos. In circulation there are banknotes of 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 200, 500, 1000 and 2000 pesos, as well as coins of 50 centesimos and 1, 2, 5 and 10 pesos.

Money can be changed at banks, exchange offices at travel agencies and shopping centers, hotels, airports. Most major international credit cards are accepted for payment at hotels and shopping malls. Uruguayan ATMs do not accept North American or European credit cards. There is no black market for currency.

Uruguay map

Popular Attractions

Uruguay Tourism

Popular hotels

Tips

Tipping in expensive restaurants and bars is up to 5-10% of the bill (although often it already includes a service charge), in cheap eateries - 1-2 pesos, in cafes and on the beach it is not customary to give a tip, to a porter at a hotel or airport - 5-10 pesos, in a taxi they round the bill up.

Office Hours

Banks are open from 10.00 to 16.00 on weekdays.

Purchases

Shops are open from 9.00 to 18.30 (large - until 22.00) on weekdays and from 9.00 to 13.00 on Saturdays.

Geographical position of Uruguay State in the southeast of South America.

Its territory lies to the east of the Uruguay River, for which the country got its name, in the southeast it is washed by the waters of the Atlantic Ocean, in the south - by La Plata Bay. It borders Argentina and Brazil. The total area is 187 thousand square meters. km. The capital is Montevideo.

Uruguay Citizens of the Russian Federation need to obtain a visa to travel to Uruguay. Uruguay time is -6 hours behind Moscow time. Daylight Saving Time starts at the beginning of October, the standard time is at the beginning of March. Coordinated Universal Time, Standard UTC -3, Summer UTC -2 Religion About 46% of the population are Catholics, about 9% are Protestants and Orthodox.

In many respects Uruguay forms, as it were, a transitional zone between the plains of the Argentine Pampas and the hilly uplands of Brazil. A low-lying strip stretches along the east coast, formed by sandy beaches, lagoons and dunes, extending 8-10 km deep into the territory. To the west lies a hilly area - it rises to 500 m above sea level. and stretches from Montevideo in the south to the Brazilian border in the north. The highest part of this zone - the Cuchilha Grande ridge - plays the role of a watershed between shorter streams flowing east into the Atlantic Ocean and tributaries of the Uruguay River flowing west. The tops of the hills are crowned with blocks of granite resistant to destruction. To the west of the watershed is a gently undulating terrain, broken by narrow river valleys. In the southwest there is a strip of plains reminiscent of the Argentine Pampa, and in the northwest the Paraná plateau enters Uruguay with its southern tip; here the relief is dominated by flat-topped table uplands, which differ sharply from the undulating and hilly relief characteristic of most of Uruguay.

Cuisine of Uruguay like no other in South America, which absorbed,
like a sponge, numerous recipes of immigrants from around the world have been influenced by the culinary traditions of these countries: Italy, Spain, France, Portugal, as well as Great Britain and Germany. Uruguay's closest neighbors - Brazil and Argentina - also contributed: many traditional dishes from these countries have taken root in Uruguay, having received a new national color. To some extent, the formation of Uruguayan cuisine was influenced by Indian and Creole national culinary traditions.

When South Americans talk about the country where they would like to live, then (besides the USA) they call small Uruguay. This is the most economically developed country on the continent, whose standard of living corresponds to the European one, and salaries are approximately the same as in Spain and Italy. They are called "South American Switzerland" and if the comparison is inappropriate in relation to the mountains - Uruguay is a country of plains and lakes, then the rest is quite. I arrived in the country by ferry from neighboring Buenos Aires to the ancient town of Colonia, which is a three-hour drive from Montevideo. The time for the trip was not the best - winter was beginning, it was raining continuously, stormy winds and a feeling of London grayness. Nevertheless, Montevideo seemed to me a very interesting city worth visiting. Today we will walk around the center, and in the next article I will talk about fashionable areas that are more like the wealthy suburbs of Paris or London, but not South America.

The history of the creation of Montevideo is very interesting. In these parts, initially there was a struggle between the two main empires of that time - the Spanish and the Portuguese. When the Spaniards founded in Buenos Aires, the Portuguese, directly opposite, across the strait of the Rio de la Plata, created the fortress of Colonia (my report from the fortress) to block the Spaniards in the depths of the bay. The Spaniards responded to this in 1726 by creating the fortress of Montevideo, 200 km east of Colonia, and thus blocked the Portuguese themselves. Actually, no one imagined that the sea fortress would turn into the capital of Uruguay. Later, the city began to actively grow and develop; a port was created in it, which today is one of the largest on the continent. Emigrants from Europe rushed to Uruguay and today, by the way, this is the most "European" state in South America, where 96% are descendants of Spaniards and Portuguese.

But I must say that Montevideo is not a particularly tourist city. This is not Buenos Aires and not Rio de Janeiro, there are no millions of tourists here, just as there are no iconic world-class attractions. This is just a very colorful city with a lot of colonial heritage in architecture, with a great cultural and social life, with good restaurants and excellent museums. In a word, it is hardly worth going here for a long time, but the city is certainly worthy of a couple of days, if you have already seen everything in neighboring Buenos Aires.

By the way, the non-tourist essence of Montevideo is once again proved by the fact that there is practically no panoramic observation deck in the city. You will not find it in guidebooks either. Somewhere on a local site, I found such a point, not marked at all. On the top floor of this building in the center of Montevideo -

Come inside, there is something like a fair with small shops, no signs and people don’t even know where the observation deck is. Go straight and there will be elevators up -

Generally speaking, the building is an office building and they asked me where I was going. Said to look at the panorama. Enter the elevator and go up to the last floor without turning anywhere in the shaft -

If it weren't for a little piece of paper on the wall, you'll never guess what you're in there -

Of course, photographing through muddy glass is not God knows what a pleasure, but if you are not afraid to stand with your feet on the fence and take pictures through the gap from above, then everything will work out -

Uruguay has just over 3 million people, of which more than half live in Montevideo. The city is large, stretching along the coast for a dozen kilometers -

See that tower in the middle? We also go there, this is the symbol of Montevideo -

American office skyscraper of the thirties, typical project -

The weather, however, sets the heat with this rain. No matter how wet the camera is. I'm going towards the old part of Montevideo, founded by the Spaniards more than 300 years ago -

Cool Bauhaus on the streets of Montevideo, I love this style. Incidentally, the capital of the world Bauhaus is, oddly enough, Israel. Here is about the Bauhaus style in Tel Aviv "", but in Haifa "". And by the way, my native Yekaterinburg is also one of the capitals of the same style, however, the more constructivism, but still "".

But this most famous building of Uruguay and practically a tourist symbol of this country is called Palacio Salvo and was built in 1928 by the Italian architect Mario Palanti, who lived in neighboring Buenos Aires. The building is 100 meters high and until recently was considered the tallest in Uruguay. But getting there is almost impossible, only if you are invited to one of the offices inside -

This is the main square of the country, the largest and considered the most beautiful -

Here begins the old city with its colonial buildings of the 18th and 19th centuries. Here are the main walking streets with cafes and restaurants -

But honestly, the main part of the old Montevideo is in a terrible state. For some unknown reason, hundreds of Spanish-built buildings are abandoned and in disrepair. The residents of the city themselves are very upset by this fact, because there are real masterpieces of architecture.

Suddenly, a synagogue in the old city. Among the open slums. Against the background of absolute desertion, when I took out the camera, a guard suddenly appeared (surfaced from somewhere in a neighboring house) and said that it was impossible to photograph the synagogue. I said, I offer my sincere apologies and moved on. Still managed to photograph this "strategic" object -

Worse and worse. Also, homeless people began to appear, they apparently live in these slums -

Can you help him get out of the trash can? But no matter how he decided that I was trying to squeeze his prey -

Port area -

Central and abandoned railway station of Montevideo. Once upon a time, Uruguay had a fairly extensive network of railways, created at the end of the 19th century and at the peak of its history in the 30-40s of the last century, it had several thousand kilometers of tracks on which passenger and freight trains regularly ran. Now all this is in the past. From the past, one branch remained, connecting Montevideo with the suburb of Progresso, where it is easier to get by bus. Simply put, everyone, forget, there is no railway in Uruguay.

What a gorgeous building...

Funny birdhouses-skyscrapers -

And the ocean, meanwhile, is raging. The wind is such that it blows off your feet -

As I said, I’ll tell you about the modern and civilized Montevideo a little later!

The former president of Uruguay abandoned the official residence, he lived and lives on his old farm in the suburbs of the capital. José Mujica is often called in foreign media the poorest head of state in the world, with which he does not agree. How can there be a poor person who has everything for a normal life?

José "Pepe" Mujica was a member of the revolutionary underground as a young man, raiding banks and spending many years in the prisons of the military junta. Having come to power, he demonstrated respect for basic democratic institutions, such as freedom of speech, a multi-party system, free elections, as well as a market economy and private property. This provided the conditions for economic growth and social justice.

José Mujica, during his presidency, created the image of Uruguay as a stable, free and reliable country. The economy has grown, public debt has fallen, conditions have been favorable for foreign investment, and poverty has been reduced. The country began to export not only agricultural products, but also electricity to neighboring countries. At the same time, the president legalized marijuana, abortion, and same-sex marriage. These drastic measures were taken by a left-wing socialist politician.

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Uruguay has a favorable ecological situation in the absence of harmful industries, many forests and thermal springs, and instead of croaking crows, there are noble green parrots. Not only locals, but also Argentines rest on the sandy beaches of the South Atlantic. Uruguayans love to watch the sun go down, and in winter (June and July) they love to watch the whales sailing to the coast.

The resort town of Piriapolis (8 thousand inhabitants) is located 97 km from Montevideo. Uruguay, like Argentina, is a country of Freemasons. The town was founded by a Freemason and according to Masonic rites.


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Monument "Fingers"(Los Dedos) is located on the beach of Punta del Este, established in 1982. The monument is one of the most famous symbols of the country. The Uruguayan sculptor dedicated this monument to the Drowned. Five fingers break out from under the sand. This monument is meant to commemorate those who died on the Atlantic coast.


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In 2016, the authorities of Montevideo, in the presence of the Russian delegation, erected a modest monument to the Russian navigator Thaddeus Bellingshausen. In the Uruguayan capital, the Russian diaspora often gathers in a small club named after Maxim Gorky. In November 2016, the National Unity Day was celebrated here. The Ambassador of the Russian Federation to the Eastern Republic of Uruguay addressed the compatriots and handed over to the Diaspora activists a congratulatory letter from Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.


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In the recent past, in the city of Salto, the administrative center of the department of the same name in Uruguay, the solemn opening of the Day of Russia took place, which was held as part of the traditional Immigrant Week. The event, organized by the Salto Slavic Cultural Center, was attended by the Russian Ambassador to Uruguay, representatives of regional authorities, and numerous compatriots. The presentation of the book "Russians in Uruguay: History and Modernity" published in Spanish took place. For the first time, representatives of the Russian Old Believer communities living here took part in the Day of Russia - they offered the guests handicrafts, as well as dishes of Russian national cuisine. The week of immigrants ended with a solemn procession of representatives of the local communities dressed in national costumes along the central street of the city, they performed their folk songs and dances.