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{{infobox Country
|country = of Uruguay
|hitch = <rating country='uy' />
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'''Uruguay''' is a country in [[South America]].
More than half of Uruguay's population is concentrated in the capital of [[Montevideo]], meaning a very low population density in the country's interior. In the Uruguayan countryside you will doubtlessly encounter some of the most laid back, friendly folks you could imagine. Humble, generous and curious about anyone passing through, it is the people rather than the geography that make travel memorable in this overlooked corner of the continent. A stable, democratic country with low levels of corruption, high levels of education, and the noticeable absence of the class division, Uruguay is often called the Switzerland of South America. Check it out. The tranquility of the countryside and the openness of the people will leave an impression on any traveler.
Uruguay is a relatively small country, so travelling traveling from the top Northern City to Montevideo would not take much time. From Rivera (a border town with Brazil) to Montevideo is only 520 km.
As far as hitchhiking/vagabond traveling go, Uruguay's a pretty easy place to hang out. Probably about 1 in 4 cars will give you a lift (outside of Montevideo). Unfortunately there are many stretches of desolate (but pretty) highway where you'll be lucky to see 4 cars pass in an hour. Expect long waits. The coast, from [[Chuy]] to [[Colonia De Sacramento]], is more trafficked and therefore an easier place to get a lift. The beaches aren't stunning but there are some cool towns, sand dunes, and even sea lions to be seen. Whether arriving to or departing from Montevideo, expect to use public transportation to get you into/out of town.
'''Chuy''': Right after passport control you can get a ride in about 5 minutes, unfortunately rides will be short most of the time, so try to get to Uruguay early in the morning, otherwise you will be stuck on Punta del diablo or even worst Castillo.
''''''Montevideo''' to Colonia and Gualeguaychu.''' Catch the Santiago Vazquez bus in downtown Montevideo Vazquez and Mercedes(not sure of the bus number though, you should ask) When you get to Santiago Vazquez cross the bridge and start hitching after the toll. If going to Gualeguaychu get off in the 2 and start hitching there. However it's strongly recommended to go to Colonia. If you're going from Colonia to Gualeguaychu hitch on the 21. Even if you will see the ugliest towns in the country and you'll get cider instead of water people are super nice.
== Sleeping out ==
Montevideo is the only city in the country where it's not recommended to sleep on the street. In , in the rest of the country, you can sleep rough without a care. Football stadiums are recommended. Scale a wall, watch out for night shift workers, and cozy up in a press box. Pretty luxurious. And you You can shower at just about any service station for a dollar or two.THERE IS NO SHOWERS IN THE SERVICE STATIONS.MATTER OF FACT THE GAS STATIONS WON´T LET YOU USED THE BATHROOMSThere is no showers in the service stations, as a matter of fact the gas stations won't let you use the toilets.THE COPS CAN BE A PISS IN THE CITYTe cops can be a piss in the city.IN PUNTA DEL ESTE THE COPS STOP ME SIX TIMES IN TWO WEEEKS PERIOD.BUT ITS A GREAT DUMPSTER DIVING PLACE .MCDONLDS DUMP UP TO In Punta del Este the cops stopped me six times in two weeks period, but it's a great dumpster diving place, McD dump up to 40 TO to 60 HAMBURGERS A NIGHThamburgers a night.SWEET You can camp outside the city center on the beach, but watch for groups of kids and street folks.YOU CAN CAMP OUTSIDE THE CITY CENTER ON THE BEACH BUT WATCH FOR GROUPS OF KIDS AND STREET FOLKS.IN THE SUMMER IT GETS PRETTY PACK AND THE THE PRICES JUMP UP A In the summer it gets pretty packed and the the prices jump up a 100 PERCENTpercent.HITCHIKING IS NOT FASTHitchhiking is not fast.IN THE SUMMER TIME LOTS OF CARS WITH THE WHOLE FAMILY BUT VERY FEW WILL STOP FOR YOUIn the summer time lots of cars with the whole family but very few will stop for you.I WALK MOST OF THE TIME walk most of the time,PEOPLE DON´T CARE FOR HITCHIKER MUCH HEREpeople don't care for hitchhiker much here.MAYBE BECAUSE THE CRIME RATE IS SLOWLY GOING UPMaybe because the crime rate is slowly going up,OR IT SUMMER OR A FULL MOON GOOD LUCKor it summer or a full moon good luck.I HAD SOME LUCK RIDES ON SCOOTERS ON SHORT HITCH AND ONE LONG ONhad some luck rides on scooters on short hitch and one long on.THEY ARE ALOT OF FUN They are a lot of fun,IF A BIT CRAZY RIDEif a bit crazy ride
== Food ==
Again, like in Argentina, the Dulce de Leche is very widely known.
'''VEGETERIANSVegetarians''' can find pasta about anywhere for 5 dollars in restaurants, otherwise eat lots of fruits.AND DRINK LOTS OF WATER Drink lots of water,UNLIKEunlike Argentina,ARGENTINA,THE WATER FOR THE MOST PART IS SAFE TO DRINKthe water for the most part is safe to drink.DUMPSTER DIVING IS A DREAM HERE EXCEPT IN THE BIG CITIESDumpster diving is a dream here except in the big cities,VERY FEW PEOPLE ARE DIVINGvery few people are diving.ON THE SOUTHERN COAST IT EVEN BETTEROn the southern coast it even better,BUT WATCH OUT SOMETIMES PEOPLE DUMP THEIR DEARLEY DEPARTED PETS IN THE DUMPSTERSbut watch out sometimes people dump their dearly departed pets in the dumpsters.IN THE BIG CITIESIn the big cities, YOU HAVE THE FAST FOOD PLACES LIKE BURGER KING AND MCDOUND BUT MORE PEOPLEyou have the fast food places like Burger King and McD but more people.A GOOD PLACE TO DIVE IS THE GAS STATIONS HERE THE BEST ONE good place to dive is the gas stations here the best one ANCAP AND and ESSO.YOU CAN FIND ALL KIND OF GOOD STUFFYou can find all kind of good stuff.
== Personal Experience ==
