On my way to Uruguay, I was in the bus station in Porto Alegre, the most southern state in Brazil. There I saw this curious site: a vaxi (a merge of a taxi and a "vaca" - "cow" in Portuguese). It has license plates, radio, rearview mirrors and even a driver ID.
There wasn't always a lot of room in the car we rented while we were on the border. This picture was taken on our way to the leadership conference. There were 5 of us plus baggage. It was a squeeze.
One of the things that will certainly grab your attention in Uruguay is the habit of drinking mate tea. People take their goard, sipper and hot water thermos wherever they go. Here I was able to get pictures of people sipping it in the street and sitting on a paint can in the workplace. It is not uncommon to see people driving with one hand, holding the stearing wheel with the other hand, and wedging the thermos under their arm. That's worse than driving while talking on your cell phone.
The countryside is beautiful. Most of the population of the country lives in Montevideo. There are huge expanses of land with a very low density of inhabitants in the countryside.
This store has a very unusual name. I'll leave it up to you to figure out what it means.
Uruguay is full of very modern cars and trucks, but they also have an interesting collection of old vehicles. The old vehicles that still circulate reminded me of Cuba, the only other country I have seen with a greater number of old vehicles.
Of course, some run better than others! This old truck lost all the water from the radiator.
Uruguay is full of very modern cars and trucks, but they also have an interesting collection of old vehicles. The old vehicles that still circulate reminded me of Cuba, the only other country I have seen with a greater number of old vehicles.
Of course, some run better than others! This old truck lost all the water from the radiator.
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