Montevideo, Uruguay
Location Description
48 photos
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Jay arrives in Montevideo, Uruguay and waits at the...
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Jay on the bus on the way into town.
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A horse-drawn carriage in downtown Montevideo.
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I think this is where the Uruguayan president used to live.
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Jay in the Plaza Indepencia in front of the tomb of...
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John, happy to be off a plane. To get here, John had...
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The Teatro Solis is a landmark of Uruguay, and it was...
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View from our hotel window in Montevideo. I believe our...
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A Mahendra! The Indian diesel low-cost truck with a...
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This was at the time of it's construction the tallest...
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On our first afternoon, Jay and I took a long walk to...
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Jay, next to some strange smokestack that didn't have a...
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We walked down to the port to check out the fishermen. ...
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Fishermen on the pier in Montevideo.
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Pretty crazy lighthouse on top of the old decommissioned...
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Old school Land Cruiser parked on the streets of...
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Jay checking out the now defunct ferro carril (train station).
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Meat shop in Montevideo. Prices per kilogram in...
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Cute cakes in a bakery in Montevideo. Pink Panther on...
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We stopped in at the bakery for a few treats. On this...
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Jay, waiting for his dinner.
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Jay's dinner. (and mine too.) Chivito para dos for $450 UYU.
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Serving number one. Chivito contains, french fries,...
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All we cared to eat.
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Pretty awesome mustache. The Uruguayan yuppie food...
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View of the Teatro Solis by day, from our hotel balcony....
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Jay hanging out in front of some prehistoric cell...
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A cool sculpture through a window of the Plaza Indepencia.
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After having spent most of the day indoors in a small...
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Another shot on the Playa Pocitos.
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Teatro Solis at night.
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Jay in the foyer of the gaucho and money museum on...
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A calabaza for drinking mate tea made to look like a bird.
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More yerba mate calabazas.
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Typical gaucho belt buckle in the gaucho museum. ...
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Sword sheath. Plata y oro means silver and gold.
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The Knife: The countryman's knife is one of the European...
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Knives
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Balls on strings called lashing whips used like lassos...
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Example of lashing whips being used.
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The lashing whip was almost a garment, useful for work...
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Cool lookin' gaucho spurs!
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Uruguayan artist's work with a very recognizable style...
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Great looking iron railings.
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I managed to pull out my Lonely Planet guidebook while...
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Lunch delivery service in Montevideo. Taken at a bus...
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Jay, on a city bus in Montevideo, which seemed a lot...
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My bus terminal lunch: something they call a torta,...