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Montevideo Travel Guide

Montevideo has a privileged harbor, one of the most important in the Americas. Also, it has beautiful beaches, like Pocitos, Buceo, Malvín, Playa de los Ingleses, Punta Gorda and Carrasco. Many monuments and museums cover the city, as well as historic buildings and squares.

About Montevideo

Montevideo covers an area of 131.3 sq. miles (340 square Km) and is estimated to have a population of 1.5 million people being the largest city, capital and chief port of Uruguay. Montevideo is the primate city in Uruguay, the only city in the country with a population over 1,000,000.

La Feria de Tristán Narvaja

s3.jpgIt is an open market that takes place on Sunday mornings at Tristán Narvaja Street. It is a flea market, and there you can find antiques, old records (from Gardel to Beatles), old books, pets, plants, sunglasses, clothes, or even false teeth! Another kind of flea market takes place at Plaza Matriz (Matriz Square, Old City) on Saturday mornings; there you cand find antiques. Es un mercado abierto que tiene lugar los domingos de mañana en la calle Tristán Narvaja. Es un mercado de pulgas, y allí se pueden encontrar antigüedades, discos viejos (desde Gardel hasta los Beatles), libros viejos, mascotas, plantas, lentes de sol, o incluso dentaduras postizas! Otro tipo de mercado de pulgas se lleva a cabo en la Plaza Matriz los sábados de mañana; aquí se pueden encontrar antigüedades.

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