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Uruguay

Capital: Montevideo

  • Nearly 2 million of Uruguay's roughly 3.5 million people live in Montevideo's metropolitan area.
  • Colonia del Sacramento was founded by the Portuguese in 1680, and its historic quarter was listed by UNESCO in 1995.
  • Montevideo gets about 1,100 mm of rain a year, and the rain is spread fairly evenly across the seasons.
  • Punta del Este has about 18,000 residents, but its population greatly expands in the summer months.

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