Uruguay Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
sovereign state in South America
About Uruguay
Uruguay is formally known as theOriental Republic of Uruguay(República Oriental del Uruguay). The name Uruguay meansriver of the colorful birds. It is related to the nameGuyana: Arawak Guayana, land of many waters. Often called theSwitzerlandofSouth Americanot for geographical features, but for a stable democracy and social benefits such as free education. In 2002, Uruguay faced one of its biggest economic crises which had very negative effects on safety due to the rise in crime, and although the activity levels in 2008 were at pre-crisis levels, crime is still relatively high, but still low for the region. Long a desired country for immigration, Uruguay has been suffering from high levels of emigration for almost four decades, mainly of highly trained workers and people with high level st
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