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=== [[Uruguay]] ===
Uruguay is a super lovely country where hitchhiking and freecamping are fairly easy. Many Argentinians look at Uruguay as a province, not a country, because of its size. All border crossings between Argentina and Uruguay cross a river, either by bridge or by ferry. By all means try to avoid taking Argentinian currency to Uruguay and vice versa as you are going to lose a lot of value when changing (like [[User:Miriam|Miriam]] experienced kind of annoyed). If necessary, change to Dollars in between.
'''Uruguayan border crossing north to south'''
'''''Puente Internacional General Artigas''''' on a side road of the Ruta Nacional 14 between Colón, Entre Rios province and Paysandú, Paysandú Department. [[User:MOAH|Mind of a Hitchhiker]] hitched this border from Uruguay to Argentina in 2016 and found out that both the Argentinian and the Uruguayan customs are on the Uruguayan side, about 1 km from the center of the bridge. She didn't get an Uruguayan exit stamp, the reason being "We're both MERCOSUR, we share resources. You can go now". Okay... She got a ride to Colón from a guy who lives there. If you're traveling the other direction, there's an YPF gas station on the Argentinian side that leads to the bridge, about 5 km from the center of the bridge. The distance between the center of Colón and the center of Paysandú is 20 km. There's a bus going from Paysandú center to a neighborhood called Nuevo Paysandú, which is at the road to the border. It's not the busiest border outside the holiday season.
'''''Puente Libertador General San Martín''''' off the Ruta Nacional 14 roughly between [[Gualeguaychu]], Entre Rios province and Fray Bentos, Rio Negro Department. The nearest city of size in Uruguay is Mercedes, Soriano Department. Argentinian customs is 5 km from the center of the bridge. Uruguayan customs is 1.5 km from the center of the brige. The distance between Gualeguaychú and Mercedes is 68 km. Please add info if you [[User:Miriam|Miriam]] hitched this borderin 2017 to get around expensive ferry rides and went from Buenos Aires to Montevideo in one day. It is forbidden to cross the bridge by foot, so you need a ride across which the border posts were willing to give. You only need one stamp, at the Uruguayan side, because both countries have some kind of treaty. Border police were more than bored and literally painting they nails. Everything tranquilo.
'''''Ferry Cacciola Tigre - Carmelo''''' possibly via Isla Martin Garcia! Tigre is a village next to Buenos Aires capital, inside Buenos Aires province. It's a train ride away and can't really be hitched to from the city. Carmelo is in Carmelo department, Uruguay. The ferry crosses the Rio de la Plata. Info on prices and times have to be Googled by oneself. This is a very interesting way to cross borders. One might get a glimpse or even moor at Isla Martin Garcia.
