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Uruguay, officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay, is a country in South America. It shares borders with Argentina to its west and southwest and Brazil to its north and northeast, while bordering the Río de la Plata to the south and the Atlantic Ocean to the southeast. It is part of the Southern Cone region of South America. Uruguay covers an area of approximately 176,215 square kilometers (68,037 sq mi). It has a population of almost 3.5 million people, of whom nearly 2 million live in the metropolitan area of its capital and largest city, Montevideo.
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Cities (3)
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✓Aloft by Marriott Montevideo Hotel
BeenHotel · Montevideo · Uruguay
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐· 2023
The Aloft Montevideo is in the right place in Montevideo.
Don García
BeenRestaurant · Montevideo · Uruguay
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐· 2022
Lunch was amazing. End of review.
$$El Parador
BeenRestaurant · Montevideo · Uruguay
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐· 2022
Nice spot to stop in, have a beer, and enjoy the fresh air.
$La Perdiz
BeenRestaurant · Montevideo · Uruguay
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐· 2022
Great steaks!
$$Mercado Ferrando
BeenRestaurant · Montevideo · Uruguay
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐· 2022
Easily the best of the food hall style "Mercados" in Montevideo.
$$Uruguay Natural Parrilla Gourmet
BeenRestaurant · Montevideo · Uruguay
⭐⭐⭐⭐· 2023
Many of the steakhouses in Montevideo are jam packed on Saturdays and Sundays.
$$$Hyatt Centric Montevideo
BeenHotel · Montevideo · Uruguay
⭐⭐⭐· 2022
Decent hotel but extremely disorganized.
Carrasco International Airport (MVD)
BeenTransit · Montevideo · Uruguay
Coa Viet
BeenRestaurant · Montevideo · Uruguay
Dakota SteakHouse & Bar
BeenRestaurant · Montevideo · Uruguay
$De morondanga
BeenRestaurant · Montevideo · Uruguay
$Devoto Fresh Market
BeenShopping · Montevideo · Uruguay
Disco N°9 - Fresh Market
BeenShopping · Montevideo · Uruguay
El Chipirón
BeenRestaurant · Montevideo · Uruguay
$$El Macanudo
BeenRestaurant · Montevideo · Uruguay
$$Empanadas Carolina
BeenRestaurant · Montevideo · Uruguay
$$Fábrica de pastas Santa Paula
BeenShopping · Montevideo · Uruguay
La Rienda
BeenRestaurant · Montevideo · Uruguay
$$MACA - Museo de Arte Contemporáneo Atchugarry
BeenAttraction · Montevideo · Uruguay
Mercado Del Inmigrante
BeenShopping · Montevideo · Uruguay
Montevideo Beer Company (MBC)
BeenRestaurant · Montevideo · Uruguay
$$Museo del Futbol Uruguayo
BeenAttraction · Montevideo · Uruguay
Parque de la Amistad
BeenPark · Montevideo · Uruguay
República Rotisería
BeenRestaurant · Montevideo · Uruguay
$$Sapori d'Italia
BeenRestaurant · Montevideo · Uruguay
Sometimes Sunday
BeenRestaurant · Montevideo · Uruguay
$$Telizzia
BeenRestaurant · Montevideo · Uruguay
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