Montevideo! Beautiful unknown city (Uruguay)

Montevideo


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The capital and largest city in terms of population of the Eastern Republic of Uruguay. It is also administrative headquarters of Mercosur and the LAIA. It is the capital of southernmost americas. It is located in the southern part of the country, with coasts on the River Plate within the department namesake, the minor extension of the 19 existing in the country. It has a population of 1,325,968 inhabitants. (2004) but, considering its metropolitan area, Montevideo reached 1,668,335 inhabitants, about half the country's total population.

The city is located in a geographical area that is emerging as the main route mobilization charges of Mercosur. In turn, has a bay that forms a perfect natural harbour, the same being the country's largest and one of the most important Southern Cone, whereby goods entering and leaving that are imported and exported. Montevideo is the Latin American city with the highest quality of life and is among the 30 safest cities in the world.





Montevideo por the.mad.hatter, en Flickr


http://www.flickr.com/photos/piacere/6422438941/sizes/l/in/photostream/


Montevideo Viejo // Old Montevideo por Alejandro Dagnino J., en Flickr


Montevideo, Uruguay por JohannRela, en Flickr