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- <text id=93CT1908>
- <title>
- Uruguay--Travel
- </title>
- <history>
- Compact ALMANAC--CIA Factbook
- South America
- Uruguay
- </history>
- <article>
- <source>CIA World Factbook</source>
- <hdr>
- Travel
- </hdr>
- <body>
- <p> Climate and clothing: Seasonal clothing, as in the US, is
- recommended. Although the temperature seldom drops below
- freezing and snow is rare, warm clothing is essential in winter
- months (June-August). Rainwear is useful.
- </p>
- <p> Customs: No visa is required for a visit of less than 90
- days. No inoculations are required. There are no currency
- restrictions.
- </p>
- <p> Health: No particular health risks exist. Food handling and
- sanitation standards are relatively high, and the water supply
- is well maintained. Montevideo has several good private
- hospitals and many well-trained doctors.
- </p>
- <p> Telecommunications: International telephone and telegraph
- service is efficient, although delays may be encountered;
- however, the local telephone network is overburdened.
- International telegraph-telex systems are available. Uruguay is 2
- time zones ahead of eastern standard time.
- </p>
- <p> Transportation: Several airlines have frequent service to
- Montevideo's Carrasco International Airport from the US, Europe,
- and other parts of Latin America. Internal transportation is
- mainly by car or bus; air service is available to a number of
- towns in the interior; there is no passenger railway service.
- Within Montevideo, bus service is inexpensive. Taxi service is
- reasonably priced, good, and readily available. Main roads are
- good, and secondary roads are adequate.
- </p>
- <p> Holidays:
- </p>
- <p>Three Kings' Day, January 6; Landing of the 33, April 19;
- Labor Day, May 1; Battle of Las Piedras, May 18; Artigas'
- Birthday, June 19; Constitution Day, July 18.
- </p>
- <p>Source: U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Public Affairs, June
- 1988.
- </p>
-
- </body>
- </article>
- </text>
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