URUGUAY
Gate to the MERCOSUR. Land of extensive pastures and easy rolling country, farms, gauchos and tango. Uruguay is located in the Southern Cone of South America, with neighbouring countries as Brazil in the North and Northeast, Argentina in the West and the River Plate and Atlantic Ocean in the South and Southeast. Uruguay has a territory of 176.215 sq.kms, and 3.300.000 inhabitants, with a high literacy reaching 97 % of the population. With a temperate and generally stable climate, the main industry and commercial export is based on cattle and farming produce. The country along with neighboring Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay and Chile, is located within one of the largest livestock regions in the world. As a result of sucessive European inmigrations, Uruguayan
society is very cosmopolitan. With a democratic government elected every 5 years by free elections, Uruguayan open society promotes non discrimination and tolerance of all religions and political ideals.
How to Get to Uruguay. Major international airlines have direct or connecting flights to Carrasco International Airport, in the capital city of Montevideo, only 120 kms away from Punta del Este, or to Punta del Este International Airport. Major international airlines arrive in Uruguay connecting either in Rio de Janeiro (2.45 hs) or Sao Paulo (2.20 hs) in Brazil, or in Buenos Aires (½ hs.), Argentina. International flying time from Europe, the USA, Australia or New Zealand (in the transpolar flights) range between 8 and 11 hours.
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