Uruguay

Capital City: Montevideo

People: black 76.2%, white 13.1%, Asian 1.1%, other 6.1%, mixed 3.5%

Religion: Baptist 42%, Roman Catholic 34%, Episcopalian 17%, other 7%

Language: English 74.7%, Spanish or Spanish Creole 16.8%, French or French Creole 6.6%, other 1.9%

Currency: Uruguayan Peso

Electrical Voltage:

How to get there:
By plane: Pluna (the Uruguayan carrier) has connecting flights from São Paulo and Madrid.
There are other companies that also have flights to Montevideo.

By bus: There are many buses running from the Brazilian cities of Porto Alegre, São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro. Bus service is much extended and there are many services that run from Montevideo to different cities across the country

Weather: To be in the tempered zone austral of the South hemisphere, the climate of Uruguay is basically moderate, with winter temperatures average of 12º Cs in Jump and 10ºC in Montevideo, and summery of 26º and 22ºC. The frost practically is not known in the coast and there are seasons neither of rain nor of no drought.
 
Travel Documentation and Custom Duty: Travelers should check with the local Uruguayan Consulate

Getting Around: Bus, Taxi, Hitchhike

Tourism Website: http://www.turismodeluruguay.com/ingles/

Medical Facilities:

Banks:

Emergency Numbers: Police 109, Ambulance 105, Fire 104