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Montevideo, Uruguay
Montevideo
the city
Montevideo, city, capital of Uruguay and its Montevideo Department, on the Río de la Plata, in the southern part of the country. A spacious community with broad boulevards, it is the nation's largest city and its principal economic, administrative, and cultural center. Most of Uruguay's meat- and wool-processing plants and other manufacturing establishments are located in the metropolitan area. The city also has a large fishing industry, and its port handles the bulk of the nation's foreign trade. Many tourists visit the city and nearby beach resorts.
Cabildo
(next to it the unfinished headquarters of the former military government)
another view
José Gervasio Artigas
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