Montevideo, Uruguay: Barbecue, Wine, Storm And Laughs
We woke up early and a heavy wind storm was happening in the Montevideo area. Considering that the “Rio de la Plata” is the widest river in the world, it was amazing to see its incredible waves crossing over the road, while we drove in the bus towards our city tour and “hacienda” afternoon. It provided us with a lot of energy to experience a great day.
Uruguay is quite an interesting country. Montevideo itself has lots of history since the Spanish arrived and started the settlement in 1726 by Bruno Mauricio de Zabala. The city holds around 1,319,108, million, which is almost half of the total population of Uruguay.
The Rambla is the Uruguayan name for the coastal line, and where family and visitors walk during the weekend. This time however, there were no people around, due to high and heavy waves.
Montevideo is located in the northeastern bank of the Río de la Plata- Spanish: "Silver River" or “River Plate”- and is described as a "vibrant, eclectic place with a rich cultural life”; with an incredible architecture style that reflects its history from colonial to Art Deco, with an influence of Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, French and British immigrants.
The Hacienda was where we had a huge barbecue “asado”. We could see, when we arrived at this old style colonial house, that our lunch was prepared especially for the guests of National Geographic Explorer. We had empanadas and local wine. Everybody had a great time talking and sharing their experiences.
