If you dig a hole from Korea to the opposite end of the earth, you will make it to the small country of Uruguay in South America. Although it is neither wide nor grand, like Brazil or Argentina, it is full of charming European colonial towns and beautiful seaside views. Uruguay has more cows than they have people, which can be seen over their vast meadows. And the Punta del Este is equipped with beautiful environmentally-friendly facilities that seamlessly combine manmade technology with nature.

The capital, Montevideo, sits diagonally from and faces Argentina’s Buenos Aires with the La Plata River in between, a tributary to the Atlantic Ocean. The city gives off the feeling of sinking slightly, but you may easily find traces of its flourishing past in the downtown area and other places. They like to brag about their beautiful, elegant European-style buildings that are hundreds of years old. Most of the tourists who come to Montevideo seek out Independence Square first of all. This is because, from this central point in the city, you can see history before your eyes in the clear split between the old and new sections of the city. In the middle of the Independence Square is the statue of Uruguay’s hero, Gattamelata of Artigas, which stands 17 meters high and faces east. The Presidential Palace also resides inside the square. The north side of the square boasts the Victoria Plaza Hotel, Uruguay’s first five-star establishment.

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