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| nuthatch | profile | all galleries >> Uruguay >> Montevideo | tree view | thumbnails | slideshow |
 fresh off the ferry from Buenos Aires |
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 horse carts serve in informal recycling |
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 at the Plaza Fabini |
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 an anti-smoking exhibit |
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 a game of chess in the shade |
 in the Plaza Independencia, with the iconic Palacio Salvo |
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 a view from the Plaza into the side streets |
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 back on the Plaza |
 statue and tomb of General Artigas |
 a relic of the old city wall |
 passing into the old city (Ciudad Vieja) peninsula |
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 in one of the great bookstores |
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 on the Plaza Matriz |
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 looking out toward the Atlantic |
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 żManuel? żo Gloria? |
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 working on one of the old buildings |
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 looking out toward the fishing wharf |
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 back in the old town |
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 the Palacio Taranco, now a house museum |
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 not all the old structures are saved |
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 back in the Plaza Independencia near sundown |
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 next day, heading from the centro to the Atlantic coast |
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 the centro's cemetery |
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 in the sepulchre |
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 the newer section has a view of the ocean |
 it's so hard to leave |
 a bit livelier out on the streets again! |
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 a weekly food market |
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 in town again to visit the Museo del Gaucho |
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 showing art and craft of the gaucho lifestyle |
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 back out again... |
 ...and into the Museo de las Migraciones |
 celebrating 100 years since the Mexican Revolution |
 heading into the port area |
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 and the Mercado del Puerto! |
 back into the centro |
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 in the Museo del Azulajo (Tile) |
 examples from several centuries and from many sources |
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 the 19th c. French company Devres, favored in Montevideo |
 you don't have to walk far to find living examples on the street |
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 next day, a trip out to Punta Carretas, a short distance from central Montevideo |
 the lighthouse on the point |
 looking back toward Montevideo's old town... |
 ...visible if you squint! |
 looking north along the water |
 Pocitos beach |
 off in the distance is the town of Carrasco |
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 heading into the Carretas suburb |
 a street fair |
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 time to head back to the ferry! |