Uruguay

Traveling

Entry requirements

Passport and visa service

Diplomatic representations

Organizing your trip

Means of transport recommended in town

Maps of urban networks

Maporama
Mapblast
UT Library on line

Means of transport recommended in the rest of the country

Rail companies

Airlines

Traveling by yourself

Recommendation

The road network is well-developed and in relatively good condition. There are numerous not asphalted roads. The road Montevideo-Punta Del Este on the coast counts many gas stations. Inside the country, it is better to stock up with gas in stations around cities. It is advised to be vary cautious since drivers partially respect the highway code and cars are quite old. Numerous private bus companies ensure regular connections between cities from the bus station of Montevideo and with good transport conditions.

Road maps

Find an itinerary

Visiting

Different forms of tourism

Historical

The arts center (museums...) of the capital, Montevideo, attracts a lot of tourists.

Tourism organizations

http://www.turismo.gub.uy/">Ministry of Tourism

Living conditions

Health and safety

For further information on sanitary conditions

For further information on safety conditions

Emergency numbers

Time difference and climate

Time and time difference

It is %T:%M %A in Montevideo (GMT-3 in winter, GMT-2 in summer)

Summer time period

Summer time from October to March

Map of the time zone

Type of climate

For further information

Average annual temperatures and rainfall

Eating

Culinary specialties

Most restaurants in Uruguay are Grill restaurants: indeed Beef is the main ingredient for the preparation of all dishes in Uruguay.
The asado: barbecued beef
The asado de tira: beef ribs
The lomo: fillet of beef
Costillas: sheep
Milanesa: veal chops
Chivito: sandwich with beef, salad and eggs.
The puchero: beef meat with vegetables, bacon, beans and sausages.
the cazuela: home made stew
Desserts: The dulce of leche
Drinks: The caña, the grappa
Beers are excellent in Uruguay.

Drinks

Dietary taboos

There are no culinary taboos.

Paying

Domestic currency

Peso Uruguayo

ISO Code

UYU

To obtain domestic currency

The currency is the Uruguayan peso ; 1 peso = 100 centimes. The currency is issued in bills of 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 200, 500 and 1,000 pesos and in coins of 1 and 2 pesos and 10, 20 and 50 centimes.

Possible means of payment

Speaking

Official language

Spanish 

Other languages spoken

94% of the citizens speak only Spanish. Therefore, Spanish is the common language used in politics and in cultural and economic fields. English is used occasionally in commercial activities. Finally, other languages, such as French, Portuguese or German are not used very often.

Business language

Spanish, English

Getting some knowledge

Free translation tools

Babel Fish - Free English-Spanish-English traduction of texts and web pages
Systran - Free French-Spanish-French traduction of texts and web pages
Dictionarios.com - Free Spanish-Catalan-English-French Dictionary

Useful resources

To find an accommodation

To find an apartment

To find a job

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