Uruguay, officially known as the República Oriental del Uruguay, is the smallest Spanish-speaking country in South America. Uruguay has a population of about 3.5 million people. Which half of the population lives in Montevideo, the Capital city.

I was born in the wonderful city of Montevideo, Uruguay. I lived there for about 20 years and later immigrate to the great city of Carrollton Georgia, United States, in the pursuit of Higher Education.

 

Montevideo was the host of the first Soccer World Cup in 1930. In the picture you can see the Centenary Stadium where the World Cup took Place, "Estadio Centenario". In the first World Cup Uruguay was proclaimed Champion and U.S.A made third place. Read more

 

Montevideo has a beautiful sidewalk next to the River Plate. The River Plate is the widest River in the World; it is about 30 miles wide. It is so wide that is considered a "sea". In spring and summer the boardwalk is full of people jogging and exercising. And of course the beach gets super crowded.

 

The weather is the pretty much the same as Georgia. The big difference is that Uruguay is at the Southern Hemisphere, therefore seasons are opposites.