You are always invited to visit the beautiful city of Montevideo. Quiet, safe, with many things to do, a lot of culture and we have the rambla (a beautiful construction on the seaside of more than 20km to walk, ride a bike or simply enjoy). Come and visit us!
Uruguay es hermoso, soy uruguayo y he viajado a muchos países, pero aquí se vive muy tranquilo. También tenés muchas playas a donde ir que quedan cerca de la capital, Punta del Este es muy famosa, por ejemplo.
I visited Uruguay in 2012 and was there for 3 weeks. Back then, many more people carried mate around in the city, however, we visited in June (winter) and maybe its more popular in the colder months. The people of Uruguay left the largest impression. Everyone we met was kind and welcoming. We went all over the country. Outside of Montevideo and Punta del Este, the country is largely undeveloped - in a good way. Lots of old Spanish colonial-style estancias spread throughout the countryside. Many dirt roads and eucalyptus trees. The northern beaches were pristine. I would visit again in a heartbeat.
People don't swim on the beaches at that time of year because it is spring and the water is still very cold (even if the air temperature is pleasant). In summer the beaches are filled with people.
También es algo cultural eh. La gente por tradición tiende a ir a la playa masivamente desde diciembre a fin de febrero, ya a mediados de marzo se reduce significativamente la cantidad de gente que concurre. En abril solemos tener días espectaculares de 33ºC y las playas están vacías. En otros países no es así, recuerdo ver imágenes de playas de Estados Unidos en otoño y primavera y estaban con gran concurrencia de gente, no necesariamente toda la gente iba al agua, pero sí disfrutaba de actividades en la arena. Acá somos muy aburridos en ese sentido, fijate que la gente sale a correr y corre por la vereda en vez de hacerlo por la arena húmeda, que es mucho más agradable y saludable, la gente después de marzo no te baja a la arena por nada del mundo.
@ Si bien abril puede, eventualmente, tener algún día veraniego que supere los 30C, sobre todo al principio. el promedio de temperatura diaria es de una máxima de 22C y una mínima de unos 16C, lejos del clima óptimo para disfrutar una playa. Si nos referimos al agua, a principio de ese mes, la temperatura de esta, en las playas de Montevideo, comienza , en promedio,en unos 20/21C , gracias a la inercia térmica del mar que mantiene algo del calor del verano y a fines de abril ya está en más o menos unos 16C, ya desagradable para baños. Debido, justamente a la inercia térmica del mar, la temperatura del agua solo supera los 20C a principios/mediados de diciembre, que es justamente cuando la gente empieza a ir a la playa. Ahora en noviembre el agua todavía está fría a pesar de que pueden haber dias calidos. Lo de la playa es un tema cultural si, pero basado en el clima que tenemos. En Uruguay, por acción de un brazo de la corriente de Malvinas la temperatura del agua baja a 8C en el corazón del invierno y por inercia térmica tarda mucho en remontar. Aclaro que soy profesor de Geografía. Un saludo.
@@NieveenUruguay Que sarta de estupideces, por dios! Parece el texto de una IA boba y carente de raciocinio, y seguramente sea eso. Si vos sos profesor, de lo único que podés serlo es de burricie. Claramente el comportamiento de la gente no se basa en el clima en lo absoluto, tus propios números lo desmienten. En abril e incluso en mayo hay un montón de días con temperaturas diurnas veraniegas. Las temperaturas en esos días no son promediales sino absolutas de esos días jejejeje ¿Entendés, cabeza de termo? Los promedios no se usan para ir a la playa, sino la realidad del día en concreto a la hora que vas a ir jejeje. De todas formas los promedios de cualquier día incluyen las horas de la madrugada, y acá no estamos hablando de ir a la playa a las 3 AM sino de día cuando hay más de 20ºC, que ya es una excelente temperatura para actividades al aire libre como ir a la playa. Evidentemente tu nivel de raciocinio no supera al de una abeja. Ah, otra cosa, como cualquier "profesor" de geografía sabe, el invierno uruguayo es sumamente benigno, sin grandes fríos en la gran mayoría de los días durante las horas diurnas, así que también en el invierno uruguayo existen días muy buenos para disfrutar de la playa. Y hay gente que lo hace, gente que incluso lo hace en el agua, surfeando y con diferentes deportes acuáticos. Pero son tres gatos locos, la gran mayoría de los montevideanos por un tema de idiosincrasia no concurre a las playas, el clima no tiene nada que ver.
That flag is the flag of the "Frente Amplio" political party which is currently running for the second round (ballotage) election. And about the grilling with wood, the meats gets a more smokey flavour. Edit: nevermind you got the answer at the end xd
Actually, is not a River is an estuary and because of that the water color depends on how comes by the Paraná River, Uruguay River and Paraguay River. If you go to the east then you’ll see more percentage of oceanic water
@@redblood911 To be fair, a strawberry is technically not a berry and a coconut isn’t actually a botanical nut. The Rio de la Plata can be an estuary in actuality while maintaining its name of “River Plate”, as names don’t need to follow as much as a strict sense as you might think. However, I do agree the Rio de la Plata is a river. The strength of the rivers feeding into it make it so that it acts and looks more like a river and not an estuary until Punta del Este.
@@kbye2321 That's not like that, Montevideo has the smell and breeze of the ocean. 10 years ago a sperm whale stranded on Carrasco beach, the envy towards Montevideo is regrettable. PS: I'm from California, I like Montevideo better.
I suggested that as well. Apparently this is his style. Very elementary knowledge of the places he visits, and what to do there. The result is plain to see. Un embole. I´m out of here.
The Old City used to be the neighborhood of offices, banks and administrations, in addition to being the district with the greatest nightlife, but after the pandemic, the home office became widespread and most procedures can be done online. In addition, nightlife moved to other areas of the city. So the neighborhood lost a large part of its social life.
Broo!! I’ve been watching your channel since you started! I took a leap of faith and started a TH-cam channel myself 4 months ago and ironically I just uploaded videos in Uruguay Lmaooo. Hope all is well
Looks slow and boring. But I'm a boring dude. So, it looks like the perfect place for a two-week vacation. Also, any place with a beach get my attention.
it was also weekday, it gets busier in pocitos (the first neighborhood he showed) and in ciudad vieja in the weekend, even though ciudad vieja is getting uglier and less safe than before.
Hey buddy, very nice video. You seem to know your stuff and it shows in your commentary. A very similar 'buffer state' would be Belgium. As it was actually 'created' by the same Brit (originally Irish), Lord Ponsondby for practically the same reasons and at around the same time. Britain needed a gap between two bigger nations in order to import/export goods and enforce their commerce/political influence in the region. You're a brave dude, keep on keeping on and living life to the fullest!
No offense, but i feel like you're doing general Google search and not interacting or immersing yourself in the country to better understand and then share information. For instance, after you left the beach the next town you went was La Ciudad Vieja [the "old city] not El Centro [the City]. And you completely missed an interesting spot at the Plaza Independencia, Artigas tomb...perhaps take a free walking tour and interact more with locals because you're missing out on learning and experiencing true Uruguayan history and culture
We Brazilians also have a bunch of "Tupi-guarani" guarani words and name of the states and cities because of our ancestors, in fact the guarani people is from all sul-america The Guarani are native peoples who make up an ethnic group distributed in several places in South America. They make up a considerable part of the population of Brazil and Paraguay, although they are also present in Uruguay, Bolivia and Argentina. We have a romance of José de Alencar and them we also have the opera with the same name "Guarani’which was made by the maestro Carlos Gomes, and it is so beautiful, amazing you just have to see it!
First of all, Uruguay was never part of Argentina, Uruguay took his independence from Brazil on August 25 of 1825, and declared an asociation to “provincias unidas de la plata” its just a union between Uruguay and some of the north provinces that later will join to what today it’s Argentina, on 1828 Uruguay was formerly recognized by Brazil as independent, and in 1830 Uruguay finished its independence an changed its name from Oriental State of Uruguay to Oriental Republic of Uruguay, a fully independent country!!!
Eso fue lo que aprendí y siempre entendí sobre nuestra historia. Pero realmente creo que en las ultimas decadas hemos pasado por una especie de movimiento anti-patriota, donde dejamos que vengan de afuera a desmentir absolutamente todo sin motivo y solo asentimos, y honestamente creo que ha sido una cuestión enteramente política.
@@Lucius4992 Creo que es mas cuestion de ignorancia de los Argentinos y los Uruguayos, ellos que se creen el "Uruguay provincia" cuando no existian como pais ni Uruguay ni Argentina, y luego los Uruguayos ignorantes que no saben de la hsitoria de su país, ademas Uruguay consume mucha cultura brasileña al norte y este del pais, mientras el oeste consume toda la porteñada, como Colonia, que parece una provincia Argentina mas o menos, hasta las radios de argentina consumen.
Uruguay was part of Argentina, or better said, Argentina and Uruguay were one country, the Virreinato del Rio de la Plata. For a while Montevideo was the Capital, and for a while Buenos Aires. Later they split in independent countries with a close culture and language/dialect, the Lunfardo es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virreinato_del_R%C3%ADo_de_la_Plata
@ virreinato it wasn’t a country, it was part of a territory governed by the Spanish empire, and Argentina didn’t existed it was just some providences of the north of what today it’s Argentina, also in virreinato de la plata Peru, Bolivia, south of Brazil and Paraguay where part too.
Looks awesome. Clean and peaceful…Great to see you back! I’d love to go there but it’s so far away and I’m getting old and traveling is getting tougher. Enjoy and keep sharing.
Uruguayas in spring and summer do not stay in Montevideo for the weekend.... it's a tradition.... Montevideo in weekend only Parque Rodo and Rambla are full.....the rest....closed..... Uruguay tradition.....
♥♥♥Montevideo. I was born in Montevideo and lived in the US for the last 24 years. But I still miss walking in the streets, in the Ramblas (beach promenades) and seating in the cafes. Unbelievably Uruguay has much more cafes and small restaurantes, comparing tu any city of the same size in the US.
@@Lunatic4Bizcas Yes. I've been. San Antonio has a very good gastronomy. One of the best in USA, I think. And a enjoyable riverside walking area. I have considered moving to San Antonio, after visiting it :)
Hello! Uruguayan here! If you're still here for the season, you should visit Parque Rodo's night market (it starts on Dec 1st), and then go to visit Colonia del Sacramento and Piriápolis to get seafood outside of Montevideo. Enjoy your staying!
Sly, if you stay here during the weeknd, go on Saturday to the Rambla and Parque Rodo and you will see a lot of people with mate and termo. On Sunday November 24th we have elections. You will witness one of the most civilized countries when it comes to elections. It is a great time to be here and witness it.
I visited Montevideo back in 2009. Took the ferry over from Buenos Aires. I liked it. To me it felt like a more relaxed version of B.A. Very walkable and nice architecture in the center.
Both Uruguay and Paraguay are country names that derive from the Guarani languages, Uruguay means river of the painted birds and Paraguay means water that comes from the sea. In Paraguay they drink terere which is yerba mate infused with different things, they make it into a drinkable tea but they drink it cold because in paraguay it gets pretty hot and humid while in Uruguay we drink it hot and although some people like infusing it with things such as adding perhaps a piece of dried up orange peel or a leaf of lemon beebrush to give it an added flavor. The neighborhood where the mercado del puerto is at is called ciudad vieja, the old city, which is the oldest part of Montevideo which back in the day there was a stoned wall that surrounded the city to protect it. The ciudad vieja neighborhood has been slowly renovated since it takes a lot of money to renovate all the historical old homes and structures and it is mostly businesses but there are also many buildings where people live in also. The reason you have seen so many political flags throughout the city is because the elections are taking place and the final elections are to be held on the 24th of November. The avenue in which you filmed later is called avenida 18 de julio, It is named after the date when the country's first Constitution was sworn in, on July 18, 1830. Tango was born in the streets of Montevideo and Buenos Aires in the 1880's, la cumparsita is the most famous tango and is a tango written in 1916 by the Uruguayan musician Gerardo Matos Rodríguez, with lyrics by Argentines Pascual Contursi and Enrique Pedro Maroni .
La Cumparsita es un tango uruguayo para piano, originalmente no tenía letra (ni el auténtico tiene)... y por consiguiente, no "fue escrito", fue compuesto por Matos Rodríguez. Eso de la "letra" a una composición original sin letra, es parte de la farsa argenta de querer apropiarse del "Himno de los Tangos", que si usted es uruguayo, hace muy mal en incluir en cualquier descripción.
@@Raluz57 soy Uruguayo si, La cumparsita segun la hermana de Matos Rodriguez, fue compuesta por el mientras estaba con fiebre y el colocaba sus dedos en un teclado hecho de carton y en donde su hermana anotaba las notas a base de lo que le mostraba su hermano. Originalmente fue una composicion a la que asemejaba a una marcha, sin letra. Le puso por nombre "Cumparsita" en homenaje al estandarte murguero de la Federación, que tenía escrito la palabra "cumparsita" en lugar de "comparsita", porque así pronunciaba la palabra en cocoliche (una mezcla de italiano y español) un amigo de los estudiantes. Matos Rodriguez era estudiante de arquitectura. Segun algunos, la cumparsita termino siendo un tango que se estaba olvidando con el tiempo, hasta que le sumaron una letra a la cancion y se transformo en el tango mas conocido mundialmente. Esto no le quita el merito a Matos Rodriguez, es simplemente parte de la historia de lo ocurrido. En fin, la cumparsita en realidad fue compuesta como una marcha, la había compuesto para la comparsa de carnaval formada por la Federación de Estudiantes del Uruguay, precisamente para utilizarla en los festejos que estaban prontos a realizarse en 1917, justo en el año que nacio mi viejo.
@@marossi0814 No hace más que darme la razón, pero no dice nada de por qué agregó lo de la o las "letras", maniobra de los argentinos para querer "prenderse" a una obra instrumental, como bien lo dice, una "marcha" compuesta en piano, sin letra... Composición 100% uruguaya: hecha por un uruguayo, para una comparsa uruguaya, del Carnaval uruguayo, de una ciudad uruguaya y estrenada en esa misma ciudad... Incluir cualquier mención a argentinos por ponerle letra a posteriori, es como si hoy un chino le pone letra a una composición de Beethoven y pretenda que esa sinfonía se presente al mundo como alemana-china...
@@Raluz57 yo solo di la explicacion con hechos que acontecieron con la cumparsita, se sabe que los argentos tienen la costumbre de querer apropiarse de todo, hasta de Gardel.
We Brazilians also have a bunch of "Tupi-guarani" guarani words and name of the states and cities because of our ancestors, in fact the guarani people is from all sul-america The Guarani are native peoples who make up an ethnic group distributed in several places in South America. They make up a considerable part of the population of Brazil( in fact many Brazilians are descendants of them)and Paraguay, although they are also present in Uruguay, Bolivia and Argentina. We have a romance of José de Alencar and them we also have the opera with the same name "Guarani’which was made by the maestro Carlos Gomes, and it is so beautiful, amazing you just have to see it! Later take a look at because I thing most people nowdays don’t know this but he was and made a big success I’m descendent of the Portugue-se and Italia-ns but also from them too 🥰🥰
I recommend you visit wineries like 'Bouza', 'H. Stagnari' if you are looking for an activity that it tooks all the day and you are going to taste a lot of wines with their wine pairing btw.
Hey! Are you still here? I’m a Uruguayan married to a US Statian (or American, how you call yourself, like if we weren’t also Americans 😅). We could meet up, have some dinner and chat!
Tango originated in the late 19th century in the border regions of Argentina and Uruguay, particularly in Buenos Aires and Montevideo, where African, European, and indigenous musical elements blended. Its early forms, like milonga and candombe, provided the rhythm, while European influences shaped the melody. The bandoneón became a key instrument in tango's development. Both Argentina and Uruguay played crucial roles in its birth, and it's considered a shared cultural heritage.
There's a ton of see in Montevideo, but you need to "be there" at right time in the right place. This weekend could be an exception, because of national's elecctions, but usually in the Plaza Fabini on Sunday's afternoon you can see people dancing tango, especially elders, it's a very sweet thing to see since they might even dressed up. A few blocks from there there is the "fuente de los candados" and a small restaurant where you can also find people dancing tango on weekend's afternoon. Then you have the largest street market, "Tristan Narvaja" on Sundays with a lot of art, books and food and drinks. Parque Rodo is always a nice place to visit to get a coffee and enjoy nature.
The flags are from Frente Amplio, the political party that just won the elections. The city was full of political flags because the elections were just about to begin.
The thing you called the shopping district is the actual downtown area, and the one before is called Old town (cuidad vieja) which is mainly a tourist trap at this point and most stores close there on the weekends after 1pm. You should really try the beach cities next time, far better experiences there.
But Uruguay is not only about tango, at this time of the year, you can see a lot of groups practicing Candombe which is a style of music and dance of African origin that is practiced in Uruguay. You can visit different murals as the artistic expression that remained of the Afro-Hispanic citizens in Montevideo, especially in the neighborhood: Barrio Sur. There is a pedestrian street called Peatonal del Candombe. You can visitir La casa cultural afro uruguaya. This Nov 27 there is an event happening there, as usual most cultural events in Montevideo are free, the direction is Isla de flores 1645.
You came during the elections, so you’ll find various flags on cars and balconies. The red,white and blue flags (with and without the FA in the middle) is for the frente amplio amplio party, the blue and white is the nationalist party and the red with a sun is the Colorado party. As with everything, the situations with the Indians is a bit more complicated. Uruguay didn’t have a vast indigenous civilization that was wiped out due to the colonialists. The charrúas were nomads who were constantly fighting with the guaranis which greatly diminished their population, later fighting with the Uruguayans. In fact some cities like durazno were founded by the Uruguayans as a safe haven for the indigenous. So it wasn’t a usual, structured and thought out “g”, as a gradual decline of a nomadic people who weren’t able to adjust and adapt to the day.
Hi! Nice video but you should do a little more research. Too many inaccuracies, too much preventable guessing. Chile next door? The Guyanas among the richest countries in LA? I could go on. Also learn a bit about points of interest, the characteristics of the various neighborhoods, etc. MVD has more than its fair share of boring streets so walking around randomly will not result in an interesting video. BTW the red, blue and white flag dates from 1815, from the wars of independence and was appropiated by a political party by adding their initials in yellow. Red, blue and white, the colours of the French Revolution flag, were later adopted by many countries and movements with similar ideas. After the fall of the USSR, Russia chose the same colours but in inverted order.
It's really nice there. The situation seems super chill. I thought Russian expats were signaling to each other but you uncovered the truth of the matter with the flags. Good job! 👍
The beach in Montevideo city is more of a landscape than a real beach. People enjoy the seaside costline and you can see a lot of people walking, jogging and biking there. Locals from Montevideo enjoy their vacations outside of Montevideo, especially in the departments of Rocha and Maldonado where the beaches get really nice. You can even spot whales around August and Sept. Punta del Este is considered lowkey very touristic, people prefer other places to go and enjoy of a peaceful enviroment. Piriápolis is a lovely destination and it's only around 2 hours from Montevideo. It's a lovely weekend getaway to enjoy a sunset in the beach, the port's fresh seafood and the hills and cable railway...
Ciudad Vieja is kind of quiet like that a couple streets that get foot traffic and others much quieter. Where the streets started getting busier is when you actually entered Center from Ciudad Vieja. Thanks for letting us take this walk with you
The beach is nice and we enjoy it in the summer. It is safe to go into the water . It is not clear water because it is not ocean or sea, it is a river. What you are looking at is Rio de la Plata.
Uruguay speaks a combination of Spanish, Italian and Portuguese. Very unique combination and many native spanish speaking people even have a hard time communicating. BTW, Coals come from burning wood and are used in both Uruguay and Argentina. Coals are just embers, usually without flames, that produce heat and smoke for flavor for the meat.
A lot of places are closed now due to big shopping centers opening left and right so people don't really want to walk a long street to get their stuff (Even if they walk the same or more inside of the shopping mall)
Hi Sly, go to the World Trade Center's area, there are some nice places to eat there, there is also a shopping mall called "Montevideo shopping", the rambla is near as well, you can walk up to the Montevideo sign to take some pics. The Puertito del Buceo is nice to visit too and if you fancy Sea food there is a place called El Italiano which is really nice. Hope you enjoy your stay!
There are beaches all along the coast.Punta del Este is just the most popular resort in South America. You were in Ciudad Vieja next time check the museum and beautiful squares down there (if you are interested in that of course ),barrio Sur is just another neighborhood,18 de julio and surrounding areas are downtown.
Is not boring... you would have to love in the city for saying that seriously... He traveled as an ignorant person. He was very close of beautiful places and he didn't go there, or didn't show... And the city has a lot of beautiful places, beautiful neighborhoods and a lot of activities for enjoyin...
For Tango, usually at night in "Plaza Juan Pedro Fabini" or "Plaza del Entrevero" how it's usually called, people gather there put on music and dance to tango, you can even join in if you want!.
if you get a chance to travel to Piriapolis , or even further north you will be surprised that its the same Country , if you have enough time . I would be happy to give you a tour or a lift there if your intrested , i grew up in Australia but live in Uruguay now .
The 1sr two flags u saw on the car where the Uruguayan flag 🇺🇾 and the other represents a political party FA (Frente Amplio) you were visiting during election season that’s why u saw also the FA flag on that balcony. Make some time during the summer (December -March) to visit Punta del Este if you want to see a unique place 👌highly recommended!
@@aquelpibe not really. When its understood as simply letting people engage in relationships with whomever they wish, letting them wear whatever they wish and consider themselves whatever they wish - I'm all with it. But we're long pass that point, if we ever even were there. They don't want to go to a disco and kiss, they want to go to a kindergarden and start messing with children's psychological well-being. They want to tell me that I'm obligated to consider them that which they consider themselves. But I don't. I consider them mentally unwell, regardless of whether they identify as opposite gender, animals, aliens or past historical figures. I don't want male transes in female sports or in female bathrooms, most importantly I don't want them anywhere near my children teaching them how awesome it is to have gender dysphoria. Yet all of it and much more is what LGBT movement is all about. Its basically just another political ideology, except its especially poisonous because it strikes at child's gender identification. I'm not with it, I don't like it and thus I don't like the flag.
@@aquelpibe no harm in 'live and let live' sure, but its not what LGBT is about. Its just AI comment police won't allow me to voice my opinion on the matter, still quite a bit of harm this ideology carries, most notably to children, to the freedom of thought, to fairness in sports etc.
@@Alexus095 Sorry, have you been to Uruguay? Because all you say is nonsense. I don´t see any of that stuff here. On the other hand, I can tell you of people of my generation (I am pushing 70) who lived a double life because they were made to feel ashamed of who they were; because they feared reprisals, scorn and rejection. So I say again: live and let live.
Uruguay 90% is white and native Amerindian, principal the Guaranis, y’all stop with this that want to paint sudamerica as a blac countries , you probably not even from here
@ Você está pensando no Brasil. Mas o Brasil não é parte do cone sul. O cone sul pertence ao Uruguai, Argentina e Chile. O Uruguai era o porto do cone sul para os escravos
The red, blue and white flag is the left political party in Uruguay, wich just won the election. There's so much to see here!! You would enjoy Carnaval, Rocha, traditional festivities... It's a very safe and welcoming country ❤ people are very amicable.
On July 31, 1821, Uruguay was annexed to the “United King=dom of Brazil, Portugal and Algarve”, under the command of King Dom João 6º. The region was baptized “Príncia Cisplatina”, which means “short of the Río de la Plata”.
Montevideo - and Uruguay- is the type of place where you MUST have a local contact, a friend or guide, the country can't be appreciated just by shallow observation and no knowing a single thing about the country's history or culture
Flag at 4:02 is a political party... We had elections this year. its an F on top of an A, FA, means "Frente Amplio" translates to: "Wide Front" because its a coalition of many different smaller subgroups.
Uruguay became independent due to conflicts involving the Cisplatina region (modern-day Uruguay), which was contested between Brazil and the Provincias Unidas del Río de la Plata (modern Argentina). After Brazil annexed the Cisplatina in 1821, the local population, supported by the Provincias Unidas, rebelled in 1825. This led to a war, and with European backing (UK given a buffer country was to their benefit) Uruguay gained independence to avoid domination by either Brazil or Argentina.
the whole debate of tango invented in uruguay or argentina and so on is just stupid, becuase uruguay and argentina are basically the same culture and country, the separation is an artificial idiocy, a strategic maneuver. Saying that it was either invented in argentina or uruguay to us sounds almost as saying that the airplane was not invented in USA, it was invented in North Carolina. Argentina and Uruguay are the exact same culture, the differences are less than between certain states or provinces within countries like USA or China or Russia.
I have been to Montevideo twice, you didn’t go to the Opera House, Oldtown has some nice old buildings. The Portugal oued that land first then the Spainards took over
La lastima es que Montevideo no refleja lo que es el buen nivel de vida y prosperidad del pais. Es hermosa ciudad pero la intendencia la tiene sucia, con graffities x todos lados, basura y con poquisima frecuencia de barrido, paradas todas rotas, calles rotas, veredas rotas, etc. Lamentable como esta mantenida y es culpa de la IM, de la Policia que no controla y de cierta gente que jamas sera educada… en ese orden.
Eso es totalmente falso, la intendencia limpia las calles todos los benditos dias, el problema es que hay muchos ciudadanos sucios que no se ponen colorados tirando papeles a la calle, he tenido la suerte de visitar muchos paises y en muchisimo no ves a una persona tirando un cigarro siquiera, nada, en cambio los uruguayos aun en un gran sector de la poblacion sigue tirando la basura al piso, pero claro, siempre es mas facil echarle la culpa a otro, mas ahora en tiempos electorales.
Pero el vandalis-mo es común en todos los países latinoamericanos, de hecho también en Occidente (tal vez mucho más), desafortunadamente la degrada-cion es general y tenemos que luchar contra ella y recuperar nuestros países, cultura, principios y moral si no llegamos al fondo del agujero para siempre. Un abrazo desde Bra-sil y que la Vir-gen Ma-ria nos bendiga, nos ilumine y nos ayude en nuestra batalla contra el m-al que nos aqueja, de hecho, a todo nuestro pueblo latino/ibérico americano y sul-americano🙏🏽
Los guaraníes son pueblos nativos que forman un grupo étnico distribuido en varios lugares de América del Sur. Constituyen una parte considerable de la población de Brasil (de hecho, muchos brasileños son descendientes de ellos como en toda América del Sur) y Paraguay, aunque también están presentes en Uruguay, Bolivia y Argentina. Tenemos un romance de José de Alencar y también tenemos la ópera con el mismo nombre "Guarani" que fue hecha por el maestro Carlos Gomes, y es tan hermosa, ¡increíble que solo tienes que verla!❤
You need a guide man ,you don’t know what a beautiful place we have here in Uruguay ,go to the rambla go to the beaches , please you need information ,and welcome to my country
I love the pedestrian, quiet neighborhood vibe. Tree lined streets. Shops here and there. I could live there.
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You are always invited to visit the beautiful city of Montevideo. Quiet, safe, with many things to do, a lot of culture and we have the rambla (a beautiful construction on the seaside of more than 20km to walk, ride a bike or simply enjoy).
Come and visit us!
@ Thank you for the warm invitation!
Uruguay es hermoso, soy uruguayo y he viajado a muchos países, pero aquí se vive muy tranquilo. También tenés muchas playas a donde ir que quedan cerca de la capital, Punta del Este es muy famosa, por ejemplo.
@@EmilyTienne It is beautiful indeed you won't regret it,summer time is the best time of the year to come.
I visited Uruguay in 2012 and was there for 3 weeks. Back then, many more people carried mate around in the city, however, we visited in June (winter) and maybe its more popular in the colder months. The people of Uruguay left the largest impression. Everyone we met was kind and welcoming. We went all over the country. Outside of Montevideo and Punta del Este, the country is largely undeveloped - in a good way. Lots of old Spanish colonial-style estancias spread throughout the countryside. Many dirt roads and eucalyptus trees. The northern beaches were pristine. I would visit again in a heartbeat.
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Siesta is only for the towns in the interior of the country, in montevideo the “siesta” is not ingrained.
what (con tono de montevideano ofendido)
People don't swim on the beaches at that time of year because it is spring and the water is still very cold (even if the air temperature is pleasant). In summer the beaches are filled with people.
También es algo cultural eh. La gente por tradición tiende a ir a la playa masivamente desde diciembre a fin de febrero, ya a mediados de marzo se reduce significativamente la cantidad de gente que concurre. En abril solemos tener días espectaculares de 33ºC y las playas están vacías. En otros países no es así, recuerdo ver imágenes de playas de Estados Unidos en otoño y primavera y estaban con gran concurrencia de gente, no necesariamente toda la gente iba al agua, pero sí disfrutaba de actividades en la arena. Acá somos muy aburridos en ese sentido, fijate que la gente sale a correr y corre por la vereda en vez de hacerlo por la arena húmeda, que es mucho más agradable y saludable, la gente después de marzo no te baja a la arena por nada del mundo.
@ Si bien abril puede, eventualmente, tener algún día veraniego que supere los 30C, sobre todo al principio. el promedio de temperatura diaria es de una máxima de 22C y una mínima de unos 16C, lejos del clima óptimo para disfrutar una playa. Si nos referimos al agua, a principio de ese mes, la temperatura de esta, en las playas de Montevideo, comienza , en promedio,en unos 20/21C , gracias a la inercia térmica del mar que mantiene algo del calor del verano y a fines de abril ya está en más o menos unos 16C, ya desagradable para baños. Debido, justamente a la inercia térmica del mar, la temperatura del agua solo supera los 20C a principios/mediados de diciembre, que es justamente cuando la gente empieza a ir a la playa. Ahora en noviembre el agua todavía está fría a pesar de que pueden haber dias calidos. Lo de la playa es un tema cultural si, pero basado en el clima que tenemos. En Uruguay, por acción de un brazo de la corriente de Malvinas la temperatura del agua baja a 8C en el corazón del invierno y por inercia térmica tarda mucho en remontar. Aclaro que soy profesor de Geografía. Un saludo.
@@NieveenUruguay Que sarta de estupideces, por dios! Parece el texto de una IA boba y carente de raciocinio, y seguramente sea eso. Si vos sos profesor, de lo único que podés serlo es de burricie. Claramente el comportamiento de la gente no se basa en el clima en lo absoluto, tus propios números lo desmienten. En abril e incluso en mayo hay un montón de días con temperaturas diurnas veraniegas. Las temperaturas en esos días no son promediales sino absolutas de esos días jejejeje ¿Entendés, cabeza de termo? Los promedios no se usan para ir a la playa, sino la realidad del día en concreto a la hora que vas a ir jejeje. De todas formas los promedios de cualquier día incluyen las horas de la madrugada, y acá no estamos hablando de ir a la playa a las 3 AM sino de día cuando hay más de 20ºC, que ya es una excelente temperatura para actividades al aire libre como ir a la playa. Evidentemente tu nivel de raciocinio no supera al de una abeja. Ah, otra cosa, como cualquier "profesor" de geografía sabe, el invierno uruguayo es sumamente benigno, sin grandes fríos en la gran mayoría de los días durante las horas diurnas, así que también en el invierno uruguayo existen días muy buenos para disfrutar de la playa. Y hay gente que lo hace, gente que incluso lo hace en el agua, surfeando y con diferentes deportes acuáticos. Pero son tres gatos locos, la gran mayoría de los montevideanos por un tema de idiosincrasia no concurre a las playas, el clima no tiene nada que ver.
Disfrutamos de la rambla y vamos a sentarnos en la arena a tomar mate, o hacer deportes
That flag is the flag of the "Frente Amplio" political party which is currently running for the second round (ballotage) election. And about the grilling with wood, the meats gets a more smokey flavour.
Edit: nevermind you got the answer at the end xd
We are in election season. We will have ballotage vote this Sunday November 24
(It won today)
Frente Amplio= Maduro
Ah okey 👍🏾
basically yes, the flag of Montevideo
The water looks brownish because it's a river and not ocean water. Widest river in the world.
Actually, is not a River is an estuary and because of that the water color depends on how comes by the Paraná River, Uruguay River and Paraguay River. If you go to the east then you’ll see more percentage of oceanic water
@duffalias i guess we should change the name of "rio" de la plata to whaterver you think it is lol 🤡
@@redblood911it’s an stuary only in Montevideo, but is still a river, that’s why it’s river plate and not stuary plate lol
@@redblood911 To be fair, a strawberry is technically not a berry and a coconut isn’t actually a botanical nut. The Rio de la Plata can be an estuary in actuality while maintaining its name of “River Plate”, as names don’t need to follow as much as a strict sense as you might think.
However, I do agree the Rio de la Plata is a river. The strength of the rivers feeding into it make it so that it acts and looks more like a river and not an estuary until Punta del Este.
@@kbye2321 That's not like that, Montevideo has the smell and breeze of the ocean. 10 years ago a sperm whale stranded on Carrasco beach, the envy towards Montevideo is regrettable. PS: I'm from California, I like Montevideo better.
You need some guides. You are travelling just boring streets and areas.
Those areas are residential
@@MalaPalabra-zr6wgI know exactly where he is going. I've been living here for 46 years.
I suggested that as well. Apparently this is his style. Very elementary knowledge of the places he visits, and what to do there. The result is plain to see. Un embole. I´m out of here.
The Old City used to be the neighborhood of offices, banks and administrations, in addition to being the district with the greatest nightlife, but after the pandemic, the home office became widespread and most procedures can be done online. In addition, nightlife moved to other areas of the city. So the neighborhood lost a large part of its social life.
Broo!! I’ve been watching your channel since you started! I took a leap of faith and started a TH-cam channel myself 4 months ago and ironically I just uploaded videos in Uruguay Lmaooo. Hope all is well
Looks slow and boring. But I'm a boring dude. So, it looks like the perfect place for a two-week vacation. Also, any place with a beach get my attention.
It looks and it is
You can always go on vacation to the Middle East
it was also weekday, it gets busier in pocitos (the first neighborhood he showed) and in ciudad vieja in the weekend, even though ciudad vieja is getting uglier and less safe than before.
@@javibolso Interesting. Why is it becoming uglier and less safe? Is it due to the economy? Please elaborate.
@@ga4816 You missed the point, slow guy.
Hey buddy, very nice video. You seem to know your stuff and it shows in your commentary. A very similar 'buffer state' would be Belgium. As it was actually 'created' by the same Brit (originally Irish), Lord Ponsondby for practically the same reasons and at around the same time. Britain needed a gap between two bigger nations in order to import/export goods and enforce their commerce/political influence in the region. You're a brave dude, keep on keeping on and living life to the fullest!
El único tapón es el que tenés bien metido atriqui
Porteño llorón 😭😭😭
@@Raluz57¿Sabes lo que hicieron los Brit’s con el pueblo iri-sh?
@@jubernardi23 Qué tiene qué ver eso con lo del video?
@@Raluz57jajajajajaj
In February is the "Carnaval" when the party is hard. This weekend we got elections, may be fun too. Greetings 🎉
No offense, but i feel like you're doing general Google search and not interacting or immersing yourself in the country to better understand and then share information. For instance, after you left the beach the next town you went was La Ciudad Vieja [the "old city] not El Centro [the City]. And you completely missed an interesting spot at the Plaza Independencia, Artigas tomb...perhaps take a free walking tour and interact more with locals because you're missing out on learning and experiencing true Uruguayan history and culture
Absolutely. He is repeating wikipedia info... pathetic. He needs to get a real job.
Es Yanqui y tiene miedo qué le apunten con una ametralladora como lo harían en EE.UU. Debe aprender de Kurt Caz.
@@xstvf24he’s living his life 😂 your hating.
Stop being mean we Americans don’t know a lot of different countries.
Sly don’t mind the haters bro great work and research.
The weather seemed lovely, as in nearly perfect, with most people walking around in t-shirts. Looks like a great place to live.
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Its beacuse is spring time , It can get pretty cold during winter.
@@luciaheredia6553Or hot and humid during summer...
It's always humid. Hot humid under summer. Cold humid winter. Of you don't like humid weather, stay away from Uruguay.
It's in the southern hemisphere so it's spring there
Your videos are great, your style make them flow like water. Cheers from Uruguay.
We Brazilians also have a bunch of "Tupi-guarani" guarani words and name of the states and cities because of our ancestors, in fact the guarani people is from all sul-america
The Guarani are native peoples who make up an ethnic group distributed in several places in South America. They make up a considerable part of the population of Brazil and Paraguay, although they are also present in Uruguay, Bolivia and Argentina.
We have a romance of José de Alencar and them we also have the opera with the same name "Guarani’which was made by the maestro Carlos Gomes, and it is so beautiful, amazing you just have to see it!
First of all, Uruguay was never part of Argentina, Uruguay took his independence from Brazil on August 25 of 1825, and declared an asociation to “provincias unidas de la plata” its just a union between Uruguay and some of the north provinces that later will join to what today it’s Argentina, on 1828 Uruguay was formerly recognized by Brazil as independent, and in 1830 Uruguay finished its independence an changed its name from Oriental State of Uruguay to Oriental Republic of Uruguay, a fully independent country!!!
Alfin alguien que sabe de historia
Eso fue lo que aprendí y siempre entendí sobre nuestra historia. Pero realmente creo que en las ultimas decadas hemos pasado por una especie de movimiento anti-patriota, donde dejamos que vengan de afuera a desmentir absolutamente todo sin motivo y solo asentimos, y honestamente creo que ha sido una cuestión enteramente política.
@@Lucius4992 Creo que es mas cuestion de ignorancia de los Argentinos y los Uruguayos, ellos que se creen el "Uruguay provincia" cuando no existian como pais ni Uruguay ni Argentina, y luego los Uruguayos ignorantes que no saben de la hsitoria de su país, ademas Uruguay consume mucha cultura brasileña al norte y este del pais, mientras el oeste consume toda la porteñada, como Colonia, que parece una provincia Argentina mas o menos, hasta las radios de argentina consumen.
Uruguay was part of Argentina, or better said, Argentina and Uruguay were one country, the Virreinato del Rio de la Plata. For a while Montevideo was the Capital, and for a while Buenos Aires. Later they split in independent countries with a close culture and language/dialect, the Lunfardo es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virreinato_del_R%C3%ADo_de_la_Plata
@ virreinato it wasn’t a country, it was part of a territory governed by the Spanish empire, and Argentina didn’t existed it was just some providences of the north of what today it’s Argentina, also in virreinato de la plata Peru, Bolivia, south of Brazil and Paraguay where part too.
12:15 awesome scenery
Looks awesome. Clean and peaceful…Great to see you back! I’d love to go there but it’s so far away and I’m getting old and traveling is getting tougher. Enjoy and keep sharing.
Uruguayas in spring and summer do not stay in Montevideo for the weekend.... it's a tradition.... Montevideo in weekend only Parque Rodo and Rambla are full.....the rest....closed..... Uruguay tradition.....
♥♥♥Montevideo. I was born in Montevideo and lived in the US for the last 24 years. But I still miss walking in the streets, in the Ramblas (beach promenades) and seating in the cafes. Unbelievably Uruguay has much more cafes and small restaurantes, comparing tu any city of the same size in the US.
¿ Have you been to San Antonio TX ?
@@Lunatic4Bizcas Yes. I've been. San Antonio has a very good gastronomy. One of the best in USA, I think. And a enjoyable riverside walking area. I have considered moving to San Antonio, after visiting it :)
Hello! Uruguayan here! If you're still here for the season, you should visit Parque Rodo's night market (it starts on Dec 1st), and then go to visit Colonia del Sacramento and Piriápolis to get seafood outside of Montevideo. Enjoy your staying!
A great country from what I can tell. At least there's respect for Human Rights and body autonomy, unlike the United States.
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Sly, if you stay here during the weeknd, go on Saturday to the Rambla and Parque Rodo and you will see a lot of people with mate and termo. On Sunday November 24th we have elections. You will witness one of the most civilized countries when it comes to elections. It is a great time to be here and witness it.
You should visit colonia del sacramento, beautiful place too.
I visited Montevideo back in 2009. Took the ferry over from Buenos Aires. I liked it. To me it felt like a more relaxed version of B.A. Very walkable and nice architecture in the center.
I love Uruguay! 🥰
4:04 that flag is from ´´frente amplio´´ its a political party, if u know about left and right in political terms, that is from the left
You need to do a better research in general, to know where to go, things ti do and to give more accurate info
Both Uruguay and Paraguay are country names that derive from the Guarani languages, Uruguay means river of the painted birds and Paraguay means water that comes from the sea. In Paraguay they drink terere which is yerba mate infused with different things, they make it into a drinkable tea but they drink it cold because in paraguay it gets pretty hot and humid while in Uruguay we drink it hot and although some people like infusing it with things such as adding perhaps a piece of dried up orange peel or a leaf of lemon beebrush to give it an added flavor. The neighborhood where the mercado del puerto is at is called ciudad vieja, the old city, which is the oldest part of Montevideo which back in the day there was a stoned wall that surrounded the city to protect it. The ciudad vieja neighborhood has been slowly renovated since it takes a lot of money to renovate all the historical old homes and structures and it is mostly businesses but there are also many buildings where people live in also. The reason you have seen so many political flags throughout the city is because the elections are taking place and the final elections are to be held on the 24th of November. The avenue in which you filmed later is called avenida 18 de julio, It is named after the date when the country's first Constitution was sworn in, on July 18, 1830. Tango was born in the streets of Montevideo and Buenos Aires in the 1880's, la cumparsita is the most famous tango and is a tango written in 1916 by the Uruguayan musician Gerardo Matos Rodríguez, with lyrics by Argentines Pascual Contursi and Enrique Pedro Maroni .
La Cumparsita es un tango uruguayo para piano, originalmente no tenía letra (ni el auténtico tiene)... y por consiguiente, no "fue escrito", fue compuesto por Matos Rodríguez. Eso de la "letra" a una composición original sin letra, es parte de la farsa argenta de querer apropiarse del "Himno de los Tangos", que si usted es uruguayo, hace muy mal en incluir en cualquier descripción.
@@Raluz57 soy Uruguayo si, La cumparsita segun la hermana de Matos Rodriguez, fue compuesta por el mientras estaba con fiebre y el colocaba sus dedos en un teclado hecho de carton y en donde su hermana anotaba las notas a base de lo que le mostraba su hermano. Originalmente fue una composicion a la que asemejaba a una marcha, sin letra. Le puso por nombre "Cumparsita" en homenaje al estandarte murguero de la Federación, que tenía escrito la palabra "cumparsita" en lugar de "comparsita", porque así pronunciaba la palabra en cocoliche (una mezcla de italiano y español) un amigo de los estudiantes. Matos Rodriguez era estudiante de arquitectura. Segun algunos, la cumparsita termino siendo un tango que se estaba olvidando con el tiempo, hasta que le sumaron una letra a la cancion y se transformo en el tango mas conocido mundialmente. Esto no le quita el merito a Matos Rodriguez, es simplemente parte de la historia de lo ocurrido. En fin, la cumparsita en realidad fue compuesta como una marcha, la había compuesto para la comparsa de carnaval formada por la Federación de Estudiantes del Uruguay, precisamente para utilizarla en los festejos que estaban prontos a realizarse en 1917, justo en el año que nacio mi viejo.
@@marossi0814 No hace más que darme la razón, pero no dice nada de por qué agregó lo de la o las "letras", maniobra de los argentinos para querer "prenderse" a una obra instrumental, como bien lo dice, una "marcha" compuesta en piano, sin letra... Composición 100% uruguaya: hecha por un uruguayo, para una comparsa uruguaya, del Carnaval uruguayo, de una ciudad uruguaya y estrenada en esa misma ciudad... Incluir cualquier mención a argentinos por ponerle letra a posteriori, es como si hoy un chino le pone letra a una composición de Beethoven y pretenda que esa sinfonía se presente al mundo como alemana-china...
@@Raluz57 yo solo di la explicacion con hechos que acontecieron con la cumparsita, se sabe que los argentos tienen la costumbre de querer apropiarse de todo, hasta de Gardel.
We Brazilians also have a bunch of "Tupi-guarani" guarani words and name of the states and cities because of our ancestors, in fact the guarani people is from all sul-america
The Guarani are native peoples who make up an ethnic group distributed in several places in South America. They make up a considerable part of the population of Brazil( in fact many Brazilians are descendants of them)and Paraguay, although they are also present in Uruguay, Bolivia and Argentina.
We have a romance of José de Alencar and them we also have the opera with the same name "Guarani’which was made by the maestro Carlos Gomes, and it is so beautiful, amazing you just have to see it!
Later take a look at because I thing most people nowdays don’t know this but he was and made a big success
I’m descendent of the Portugue-se and Italia-ns but also from them too 🥰🥰
I recommend you visit wineries like 'Bouza', 'H. Stagnari' if you are looking for an activity that it tooks all the day and you are going to taste a lot of wines with their wine pairing btw.
There are really good, if u are looking for a gourmet activity
ps. in Uruguay we aren't famous only for our meat, we have really goods wines. Greeting from New Center
Hey! Are you still here? I’m a Uruguayan married to a US Statian (or American, how you call yourself, like if we weren’t also Americans 😅).
We could meet up, have some dinner and chat!
If you want to see tango you should go to Plaza del Entrevero on a sunday
Tango originated in the late 19th century in the border regions of Argentina and Uruguay, particularly in Buenos Aires and Montevideo, where African, European, and indigenous musical elements blended. Its early forms, like milonga and candombe, provided the rhythm, while European influences shaped the melody. The bandoneón became a key instrument in tango's development.
Both Argentina and Uruguay played crucial roles in its birth, and it's considered a shared cultural heritage.
Hey! If you go to the independence square you can visit the Tango Museum.
Also for $25 you can take a hop on hop off bus tour.
There's a ton of see in Montevideo, but you need to "be there" at right time in the right place. This weekend could be an exception, because of national's elecctions, but usually in the Plaza Fabini on Sunday's afternoon you can see people dancing tango, especially elders, it's a very sweet thing to see since they might even dressed up. A few blocks from there there is the "fuente de los candados" and a small restaurant where you can also find people dancing tango on weekend's afternoon. Then you have the largest street market, "Tristan Narvaja" on Sundays with a lot of art, books and food and drinks. Parque Rodo is always a nice place to visit to get a coffee and enjoy nature.
The flags are from Frente Amplio, the political party that just won the elections. The city was full of political flags because the elections were just about to begin.
The thing you called the shopping district is the actual downtown area, and the one before is called Old town (cuidad vieja) which is mainly a tourist trap at this point and most stores close there on the weekends after 1pm. You should really try the beach cities next time, far better experiences there.
But Uruguay is not only about tango, at this time of the year, you can see a lot of groups practicing Candombe which is a style of music and dance of African origin that is practiced in Uruguay. You can visit different murals as the artistic expression that remained of the Afro-Hispanic citizens in Montevideo, especially in the neighborhood: Barrio Sur. There is a pedestrian street called Peatonal del Candombe. You can visitir La casa cultural afro uruguaya. This Nov 27 there is an event happening there, as usual most cultural events in Montevideo are free, the direction is Isla de flores 1645.
You came during the elections, so you’ll find various flags on cars and balconies. The red,white and blue flags (with and without the FA in the middle) is for the frente amplio amplio party, the blue and white is the nationalist party and the red with a sun is the Colorado party.
As with everything, the situations with the Indians is a bit more complicated. Uruguay didn’t have a vast indigenous civilization that was wiped out due to the colonialists. The charrúas were nomads who were constantly fighting with the guaranis which greatly diminished their population, later fighting with the Uruguayans. In fact some cities like durazno were founded by the Uruguayans as a safe haven for the indigenous.
So it wasn’t a usual, structured and thought out “g”, as a gradual decline of a nomadic people who weren’t able to adjust and adapt to the day.
Hi! Nice video but you should do a little more research. Too many inaccuracies, too much preventable guessing. Chile next door? The Guyanas among the richest countries in LA? I could go on. Also learn a bit about points of interest, the characteristics of the various neighborhoods, etc. MVD has more than its fair share of boring streets so walking around randomly will not result in an interesting video. BTW the red, blue and white flag dates from 1815, from the wars of independence and was appropiated by a political party by adding their initials in yellow. Red, blue and white, the colours of the French Revolution flag, were later adopted by many countries and movements with similar ideas. After the fall of the USSR, Russia chose the same colours but in inverted order.
Great video. I love the fact that you were just walking the streets showing everyday life.
It's really nice there. The situation seems super chill. I thought Russian expats were signaling to each other but you uncovered the truth of the matter with the flags. Good job! 👍
the Russian conspiracy sub plot was the best part of the video LOL
@@Badbufon 😄
The beach in Montevideo city is more of a landscape than a real beach. People enjoy the seaside costline and you can see a lot of people walking, jogging and biking there. Locals from Montevideo enjoy their vacations outside of Montevideo, especially in the departments of Rocha and Maldonado where the beaches get really nice. You can even spot whales around August and Sept. Punta del Este is considered lowkey very touristic, people prefer other places to go and enjoy of a peaceful enviroment. Piriápolis is a lovely destination and it's only around 2 hours from Montevideo. It's a lovely weekend getaway to enjoy a sunset in the beach, the port's fresh seafood and the hills and cable railway...
You should REALLY consider visitin Punta del Este
Lástima que no fue a Punta del este. Debe ser la ciudad más prolija y segura de América latina, con un entorno natural incomparable.
Ciudad Vieja is kind of quiet like that a couple streets that get foot traffic and others much quieter. Where the streets started getting busier is when you actually entered Center from Ciudad Vieja.
Thanks for letting us take this walk with you
The beach is nice and we enjoy it in the summer. It is safe to go into the water . It is not clear water because it is not ocean or sea, it is a river. What you are looking at is Rio de la Plata.
Uruguay speaks a combination of Spanish, Italian and Portuguese. Very unique combination and many native spanish speaking people even have a hard time communicating.
BTW, Coals come from burning wood and are used in both Uruguay and Argentina. Coals are just embers, usually without flames, that produce heat and smoke for flavor for the meat.
Pocitos Beach was my neighbourhood beach in early 00s 😊. Water at the city beaches is generally clean, looks like strong currents on this day.
Hope you enjoyed your visit :)
Punta del este is the most beautiful place
A lot of places are closed now due to big shopping centers opening left and right so people don't really want to walk a long street to get their stuff (Even if they walk the same or more inside of the shopping mall)
Hi Sly, go to the World Trade Center's area, there are some nice places to eat there, there is also a shopping mall called "Montevideo shopping", the rambla is near as well, you can walk up to the Montevideo sign to take some pics. The Puertito del Buceo is nice to visit too and if you fancy Sea food there is a place called El Italiano which is really nice. Hope you enjoy your stay!
There are beaches all along the coast.Punta del Este is just the most popular resort in South America. You were in Ciudad Vieja next time check the museum and beautiful squares down there (if you are interested in that of course ),barrio Sur is just another neighborhood,18 de julio and surrounding areas are downtown.
Is not boring... you would have to love in the city for saying that seriously... He traveled as an ignorant person. He was very close of beautiful places and he didn't go there, or didn't show...
And the city has a lot of beautiful places, beautiful neighborhoods and a lot of activities for enjoyin...
Not sure what weekday you recorded this video, but in summer season in weekends the city is empty because everyone is in the east at the beach
What's your tech and setup? Do you clip the camera in your chest/head or just hold it in your hand?
For Tango, usually at night in "Plaza Juan Pedro Fabini" or "Plaza del Entrevero" how it's usually called, people gather there put on music and dance to tango, you can even join in if you want!.
if you get a chance to travel to Piriapolis , or even further north you will be surprised that its the same Country , if you have enough time . I would be happy to give you a tour or a lift there if your intrested , i grew up in Australia but live in Uruguay now .
Ciudad Vieja was the place with the meat restaurants, the Centro is the main area with more people and shoping places.
Great city!
The best time to visit Uruguay is in February when carnival takes place and the beaches are full.
The 1sr two flags u saw on the car where the Uruguayan flag 🇺🇾 and the other represents a political party FA (Frente Amplio) you were visiting during election season that’s why u saw also the FA flag on that balcony. Make some time during the summer (December -March) to visit Punta del Este if you want to see a unique place 👌highly recommended!
I was there last year. One day is enough to see Montevideo. There is not much to do there indeed
Central square is amazing, beach promenade looks good. Legal weed sounds good too. LGBT flags are everywhere but otherwise a great place )
Otherwise 😂
It´s live and let live, no harm in that.
@@aquelpibe not really. When its understood as simply letting people engage in relationships with whomever they wish, letting them wear whatever they wish and consider themselves whatever they wish - I'm all with it. But we're long pass that point, if we ever even were there. They don't want to go to a disco and kiss, they want to go to a kindergarden and start messing with children's psychological well-being. They want to tell me that I'm obligated to consider them that which they consider themselves. But I don't. I consider them mentally unwell, regardless of whether they identify as opposite gender, animals, aliens or past historical figures. I don't want male transes in female sports or in female bathrooms, most importantly I don't want them anywhere near my children teaching them how awesome it is to have gender dysphoria. Yet all of it and much more is what LGBT movement is all about. Its basically just another political ideology, except its especially poisonous because it strikes at child's gender identification. I'm not with it, I don't like it and thus I don't like the flag.
@@aquelpibe no harm in 'live and let live' sure, but its not what LGBT is about. Its just AI comment police won't allow me to voice my opinion on the matter, still quite a bit of harm this ideology carries, most notably to children, to the freedom of thought, to fairness in sports etc.
@@Alexus095 Sorry, have you been to Uruguay? Because all you say is nonsense. I don´t see any of that stuff here. On the other hand, I can tell you of people of my generation (I am pushing 70) who lived a double life because they were made to feel ashamed of who they were; because they feared reprisals, scorn and rejection. So I say again: live and let live.
We have a sizeable Afro-Uruguayan population. We’re the blackest Southern cone country but also the whitest.
Serious, Uruguai? Come on 😂😂🤡🤡
Uruguay 90% is white and native Amerindian, principal the Guaranis, y’all stop with this that want to paint sudamerica as a blac countries , you probably not even from here
@ Você está pensando no Brasil. Mas o Brasil não é parte do cone sul. O cone sul pertence ao Uruguai, Argentina e Chile. O Uruguai era o porto do cone sul para os escravos
@ I am Uruguayan. Who lies about being Uruguayan. Alto rage bait sos brazuca
wtf bro, neither of those statements are true. chill out a little bit with the irrational nationalism.... not to say borderline racism.
Glad to see u back bro started to worry lol but great vid as always
Very cool!
The red, blue and white flag is the left political party in Uruguay, wich just won the election. There's so much to see here!! You would enjoy Carnaval, Rocha, traditional festivities... It's a very safe and welcoming country ❤ people are very amicable.
On July 31, 1821, Uruguay was annexed to the “United King=dom of Brazil, Portugal and Algarve”, under the command of King Dom João 6º. The region was baptized “Príncia Cisplatina”, which means “short of the Río de la Plata”.
Montevideo - and Uruguay- is the type of place where you MUST have a local contact, a friend or guide, the country can't be appreciated just by shallow observation and no knowing a single thing about the country's history or culture
Who keeps telling this man these things 😅
I was wondering myself😅 And who are these folks who keep "judging" him for things like eating and drinking?
lol
Don't judge you guys 😅
@@alexiachamberlin8019 😅
its just for clicks aahaha. and clearly it works
Uruguay means: "River of birds"
The official name of the country is: "Republic east of the Uruguay River"
Flag at 4:02 is a political party... We had elections this year.
its an F on top of an A, FA, means "Frente Amplio" translates to: "Wide Front" because its a coalition of many different smaller subgroups.
did you go out in sunday or saturday? stores arent open those days
Bro you gotta let uruguayans know when you down here, i would've showed you the s$%# out of the city.
That cars flag is from a politiican sector. The most popular
That area of the city in the Wknd is empty
Uruguay became independent due to conflicts involving the Cisplatina region (modern-day Uruguay), which was contested between Brazil and the Provincias Unidas del Río de la Plata (modern Argentina). After Brazil annexed the Cisplatina in 1821, the local population, supported by the Provincias Unidas, rebelled in 1825. This led to a war, and with European backing (UK given a buffer country was to their benefit) Uruguay gained independence to avoid domination by either Brazil or Argentina.
water is just cold af
Sly, I think I know you, but you probably dont remember me. Did you go to Rutgers U in NJ?
If you want know more and hoang out let me know
the whole debate of tango invented in uruguay or argentina and so on is just stupid, becuase uruguay and argentina are basically the same culture and country, the separation is an artificial idiocy, a strategic maneuver.
Saying that it was either invented in argentina or uruguay to us sounds almost as saying that the airplane was not invented in USA, it was invented in North Carolina.
Argentina and Uruguay are the exact same culture, the differences are less than between certain states or provinces within countries like USA or China or Russia.
I have been to Montevideo twice, you didn’t go to the Opera House, Oldtown has some nice old buildings. The Portugal oued that land first then the Spainards took over
Come to Punta del Este homie, we have some good shit right here !
exactly, you just have to go to the uruguaian beach ...
La lastima es que Montevideo no refleja lo que es el buen nivel de vida y prosperidad del pais. Es hermosa ciudad pero la intendencia la tiene sucia, con graffities x todos lados, basura y con poquisima frecuencia de barrido, paradas todas rotas, calles rotas, veredas rotas, etc. Lamentable como esta mantenida y es culpa de la IM, de la Policia que no controla y de cierta gente que jamas sera educada… en ese orden.
Eso es totalmente falso, la intendencia limpia las calles todos los benditos dias, el problema es que hay muchos ciudadanos sucios que no se ponen colorados tirando papeles a la calle, he tenido la suerte de visitar muchos paises y en muchisimo no ves a una persona tirando un cigarro siquiera, nada, en cambio los uruguayos aun en un gran sector de la poblacion sigue tirando la basura al piso, pero claro, siempre es mas facil echarle la culpa a otro, mas ahora en tiempos electorales.
Pero el vandalis-mo es común en todos los países latinoamericanos, de hecho también en Occidente (tal vez mucho más), desafortunadamente la degrada-cion es general y tenemos que luchar contra ella y recuperar nuestros países, cultura, principios y moral si no llegamos al fondo del agujero para siempre.
Un abrazo desde Bra-sil y que la Vir-gen Ma-ria nos bendiga, nos ilumine y nos ayude en nuestra batalla contra el m-al que nos aqueja, de hecho, a todo nuestro pueblo latino/ibérico americano y sul-americano🙏🏽
Los guaraníes son pueblos nativos que forman un grupo étnico distribuido en varios lugares de América del Sur. Constituyen una parte considerable de la población de Brasil (de hecho, muchos brasileños son descendientes de ellos como en toda América del Sur) y Paraguay, aunque también están presentes en Uruguay, Bolivia y Argentina.
Tenemos un romance de José de Alencar y también tenemos la ópera con el mismo nombre "Guarani" que fue hecha por el maestro Carlos Gomes, y es tan hermosa, ¡increíble que solo tienes que verla!❤
I bet it was an Argentinian/Brazilian who told you that.... (you're very welcome here, Sly, btw🫂🩵)
Frente Amplio (Broad Front) is a left-wing party that has governed Montevideo since 1990. ✌
You need a guide man ,you don’t know what a beautiful place we have here in Uruguay ,go to the rambla go to the beaches , please you need information ,and welcome to my country
I heard Uruguay was pronounced "OOH-dah-why"
go Punta del Este, its 1,5 hours from Montevideo, Montevideo beaches are.... horrible
Hi it's not the Russian flags , it's the flag the Otorgues , copy of the French revolution flag thanks
Welcome to Montevideo 🫶🏻
Falta informarse para poder informar.
Pensé lo mismo. No cuesta nada informarse un poco para decir las cosas con autoridad y no andar payando. Obviamente no es su estilo.
High income country Guyana ?😂😂🧐🧐
Guarani people look like Asiatic people like indonesia There is a mixture with Europeans that you will not realize who is who but we do know
nothing NO but LITTLE