Uruguay is quite an interesting small nation of just over 1 million people. It has a growing economy and a good relationship with its giant neighbors to the north and south, Brazil and Argentina. The people of Uruguay are friendly and sincere. While I was only in the country for a day, I would like to return to get to know it a little better in the future.
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Spanish
explorer Juan Diaz de Solis
landed here in 1516, and most of his party were immediately killed by
indigenous Indians. Uruguay
took many more years to conquer but the Spanish were not deterred. Then
in the early 1800s, led by Jose
Gervasio Artigas, a military
officer, the struggle for political freedom began, and it ended with
the Declaration of Independence in 1825 and the creation of the State
of Uruguay in 1828. Compared
to neighbors (Argentina and
Brazil),
it's a small country of rolling plains and low hills, but for those
that visit the engaging capital city of Montevideo, and the world-class
beaches, they consider Uruguay a most desirable vacation spot. |
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In Historical Colonia, Summer 2004
Colonia 2004
Uruguay 2004
