Montevideo (Uruguay)

vitorabdala · March 1st, 2011, 10:02 PM

Pics were taken by me in Montevideo, in december, 2009.

Below, Las Ramblas and the coastline

Puente de las Americas

Rambla Franklin D. Roosevelt

Mercado del Puerto

Ciudad Vieja

Teatro Solis

Residential street in Punta Carretas

geoff189d · March 2nd, 2011, 12:20 PM

I really liked the Montevideo waterfront when I visited. That was 20 years ago before they started pedestrian schemes in the old part of the city.

***christos-greece*** · March 2nd, 2011, 12:26 PM

Great, very nice photos from Montevideo, add more please...

capricorn2000 · March 2nd, 2011, 08:20 PM

nice photos of the city.
just wondering why the city is called by its name
despite the absence of monte (mountain) in or around the place?

Vancouver&Burbs TravelPhotosUpdate

el palmesano · April 26th, 2012, 12:03 AM

Is called Montevideo because the "monte" of the city was the sixth(VI) from east to west ( de Este a Oeste) in the river

Monte+VI+de+E+O= Montevideo

But other story says that the reason is because when the portugueses arrived and saw the "mountain" said: Monte eu video! but these story has not sense, because in portugues he shoud says: Monte eu vejo!

The "Cerro de Montevideo"
image hosted on flickr

Cerro de Montevideo por Ricardo Cuello, en Flickr

the fort there is in its top
image hosted on flickr

Fortaleza del Cerro, Montevideo, Uruguay. por forever_charrua, en Flickr

image hosted on flickr

DSCF4317 por fireonbudapest, en Flickr

the views

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Montevideo por bondad!, en Flickr

brazilian001 · April 27th, 2012, 02:53 AM

This other story of the city name is based on the idea that the portuguese would have seen a mountain and said: ''Monte vide eu'', which is the portuguese version for the name of the city (Montevidéu) and means I saw a mountain, and not ''Monte eu video'' (this does not exist in Portuguese). Then it makes sense.

el palmesano · April 27th, 2012, 05:25 AM

ah!! ok, I heard that it was wrong and I wrote it wrong when I check it in the translator... :/

thanks for the correction

Linguine · April 27th, 2012, 05:38 AM

nice updates....thanks for sharing.

March 1st, 2011, 10:02 PM	#1
vitorabdala Registered User Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 14 Likes (Received): 0	Montevideo (Uruguay) Pics were taken by me in Montevideo, in december, 2009. Below, Las Ramblas and the coastline Puente de las Americas Rambla Franklin D. Roosevelt Mercado del Puerto Mercado del Puerto Ciudad Vieja Teatro Solis Residential street in Punta Carretas

March 2nd, 2011, 12:26 PM	#3
*christos-greece* Moderator! Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 73,900 Likes (Received): 3677	Great, very nice photos from Montevideo, add more please... __________________ Urban Showcase: Athens Kalamata Trikala Thessaloniki Cityscapes: Paris Barcelona Dubai, U.A.E. Monte Carlo, Monaco General photography: Castles of France - Chateau de France and, since May of '08: Greece!

March 2nd, 2011, 08:20 PM	#4
capricorn2000 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: vancouver Posts: 3,375 Likes (Received): 1552	nice photos of the city. just wondering why the city is called by its name despite the absence of monte (mountain) in or around the place? Vancouver&Burbs TravelPhotosUpdate Last edited by capricorn2000; March 2nd, 2011 at 08:34 PM.

April 26th, 2012, 12:03 AM	#5
el palmesano El palmesano Join Date: May 2006 Location: Palma(Mallorca) y Montevideo Posts: 32,058 Likes (Received): 569	Is called Montevideo because the "monte" of the city was the sixth(VI) from east to west ( de Este a Oeste) in the river Monte+VI+de+E+O= Montevideo But other story says that the reason is because when the portugueses arrived and saw the "mountain" said: Monte eu video! but these story has not sense, because in portugues he shoud says: Monte eu vejo! The "Cerro de Montevideo" image hosted on flickr Cerro de Montevideo por Ricardo Cuello, en Flickr the fort there is in its top image hosted on flickr Fortaleza del Cerro, Montevideo, Uruguay. por forever_charrua, en Flickr image hosted on flickr DSCF4317 por fireonbudapest, en Flickr the views image hosted on flickr Montevideo por bondad!, en Flickr __________________ Visit the threads: Montevideo!!! Beautiful unknown city, capital of Uruguay PALMA, vieja y preciosa capital de MALLORCA, Baleares Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, one of the capitals of the Canary Islands

April 27th, 2012, 05:25 AM	#7
el palmesano El palmesano Join Date: May 2006 Location: Palma(Mallorca) y Montevideo Posts: 32,058 Likes (Received): 569	ah!! ok, I heard that it was wrong and I wrote it wrong when I check it in the translator... :/ thanks for the correction __________________ Visit the threads: Montevideo!!! Beautiful unknown city, capital of Uruguay PALMA, vieja y preciosa capital de MALLORCA, Baleares Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, one of the capitals of the Canary Islands

March 2nd, 2011, 12:20 PM	#2
geoff189d Registered User Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Birmingham UK Posts: 969 Likes (Received): 4	I really liked the Montevideo waterfront when I visited. That was 20 years ago before they started pedestrian schemes in the old part of the city.

April 27th, 2012, 02:53 AM	#6
brazilian001 carioca! Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Rio de Janeiro Posts: 11,174 Likes (Received): 476	This other story of the city name is based on the idea that the portuguese would have seen a mountain and said: ''Monte vide eu'', which is the portuguese version for the name of the city (Montevidéu) and means I saw a mountain, and not ''Monte eu video'' (this does not exist in Portuguese). Then it makes sense.

April 27th, 2012, 05:38 AM	#8
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