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|currency = Uruguayan peso (UYU$)|hitch BW = <rating countryUY|TR ='uy' />Uruguay

The '''Oriental Republic of 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 traveling from the top Northern city to [[Montevideo]] would not take much time. From [[Rivera]] (a border town with [[Brazil]]) to Montevideo it is about 520 km.

Uruguay Even the [http://www.elpais.com.uy/informacion/hombre-hacia-dedo-nadie-paraba.html president is a relatively small picking up hitchhikers] in this country, so travelling from the top Northern City to Montevideo would not take much time. From Rivera (a border town with BrazilJanuary 2015) to Montevideo is only 520 km.

As far as ==Hitchhiking==Regarding hitchhiking/vagabond traveling goand vagabonding, Uruguay's a pretty easy place to hang out. Many Uruguayan locals have hitchhiked through their country, and have had great experiences and good rides. Probably about 1 in 4 cars will give you a lift (outside of Montevideo). Unfortunately there 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. Next to that, in the countryside much traffic just goes to the next farm or ranch, thus local traffic is prevalent and short rides more likely than somebody travelling longer distances. The coast, from [[Chuy]] to [[Colonia De del Sacramento]], is more trafficked and therefore an easier place to get a lift. The beaches aren't stunning but there are Along the Interbalnearia some cool towns, sand dunes, and even sea lions to can be seen. Whether arriving to or departing from Montevideo, expect to use public transportation to get you into/out of town.

Many Uruguayan locals have hitchhiked through their country, and have had great experiences and good rides. '''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 {{Cities 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. }}

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. In the countryside, when camping out or walking through fields, be aware of (toxic) snakes. Football stadiums are recommended. Scale Another option in the countryside is to do a wall, watch out visit to the local police office. They most likely might be bored and in many cases invite you for night shift workers, dinner and cozy up to sleep in a press box. Pretty luxurious. And you can shower at just about any service the station for a dollar , or two.THERE IS NO SHOWERS IN THE SERVICE STATIONSto put your tent nearby.MATTER OF FACT THE GAS STATIONS WON´T LET YOU USED THE BATHROOMS.THE 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 40 TO 60 HAMBURGERS A NIGHT.SWEET .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 100 PERCENT.HITCHIKING IS NOT FAST.IN THE SUMMER TIME LOTS OF CARS WITH THE WHOLE FAMILY BUT VERY FEW WILL STOP FOR YOU.I WALK MOST OF THE TIME ,PEOPLE DON´T CARE FOR HITCHIKER MUCH HERE.MAYBE BECAUSE THE CRIME RATE IS SLOWLY GOING UP,OR IT SUMMER OR A FULL MOON GOOD LUCK

== Food Personal Experience ==Don't forget to try alfajores'There is very few traffic on the Uruguayan highways, a cookie-ish delicacyhence the fact that the entire country only has 3. Opt for homemade ones or the brand Punta Ballena5 million inhabitants. And to maximize your experienceWe could not hitch a single ride on that day, you'll need to drink and so we called it a lot of matenight after it started getting dark. For UruguayansThe next day we walked and hitched, yerba mate is practically a religionand walked and hitched... Everyone carries until a thermos truck picked us up, and a mate gourd pretty much everywhere they go. "Me convidas con un mate?" is a good took us all the way to start a conversation and make a new friendMontevideo. Which was some 490 kilometers from where we were standing. If you really wanna make friends here, point out that Hitchhiking in Uruguay advanced further in the World Cup than its two football powerhouse neighbors. And of course, Forlan is definitely better than Messithen Argentina.'' -- (Tony Tung)

Chivitos is also an excellent choice ''Traffic can be very low at times, as described above. Hitchhiking around the Ciudad de la Costa east of (next to) Montevideo seems to be very difficult, several times failed in Uruguayan foodhitchhiking between Carrasco airport and Atlantida. More a fast food, Chivitos is huge flattened SandwichAll other roads are fine, just be aware that consists anywhere outside of 3 the cities traffic gets rare fastly, mostly locals driving to the next estancia. When waiting to get a straight ride to 4 kinds of Vegetables with a huge piece of meatnext, bigger city, e.g. between Melo and Tacuarembo, one can wait ages. In townsHopping between estancias works fine, but even seemingly short-distance trips in the Chivitos will cost around 65-80 Uruguayan Pesoscountryside can take their time. Notable, though, is that [[night hitchhiking]] works pretty awesome so far, and in from Paysandu to Montevideo or more Touristic Citiesit was no problem at all, and also from Rocha to Maldonado once it can range from 90 took me less than a couple of minutes to 140 Pesosscore a ride (given that traffic exists at that time of day).--[[User:Platschi|Platschi]] ([[User talk:Platschi|talk]]) 22:34, 21 December 2013 (CET)

Like Here is a short analyze of hitchhiking in Argentina, Uruguay is also known for their traditional Barbecues. Specially in towns like Rivera or Tacuarembó, Barbecues starts from 6 pm and meanwhile everybody drinks, sings and dance until the meat is done, which will be already 10 pm[[User:Korn|Korn]] on [https://warmroads. Expect to eat huge amounts of meat, specially in towns. One of their favorites is probably the Sausage that has cheese inside it. A delicious treat ! Again, like in Argentina, the Dulce de Leche is very widely known. '''VEGETERIANS''' can find pasta about anywhere for 5 dollars /en/hitchhiking-in restaurants, otherwise eat lots of fruits. == Personal Experience ==There is very few traffic on the Uruguayan Highways, hence the fact that the entire country only has 3.5 million inhabitants. We could not hitch a single ride on that day, and so we called it a night after it started getting dark. The next day we walked and hitched, and walked and hitched...until a truck picked us up, and took us all the way to Montevideo. Which was some 490 kilometers from where we were standing. Hitchhiking in Uruguay is definitely better then Argentina-8-uruguay/ - warmroads]. (Tony Tung)