The city of Rivera straddles on the border between Uruguay and Brazil. This leads to a quite unique border crossing which I haven’t seen so far on my trip. The center of town has two immigration offices, one for Brazil and one for Uruguay. But they are separated by 20 street blocks....

Minas, a small town of 40’000 inhabitants, sits along the national route number 8. This is an inland road, connecting the coastal capital Montevideo to the Brazilian border in the north. Located 120 km from the capital, Minas is a laid back place, where locals hang out in restaurants...

Montevideo is definitely a very different capital city from most of the others I have visited so far. Aside from the port and the old town, there seem to be no tourists wandering around the other parts of the city, which also hold a number of old buildings and shady parks. After having covered...

Why do I like countries carrying names starting with the letter “U”? I don’t really know, but it looks as if Uruguay is going to be Uzbekistan all over again. It’s a surprisingly interesting country. Starting my visit in the little town of “Colonia del...