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• Armadillo - When threatened will retreat.

• Burrowing Owls - About 8 inches long.

• Jaguars - Becoming rarer in Uruguay

Casa Pueblo in Uruguay.

Capitol Building of Uruguay.

The typical landscape of rural Uruguay.

• Juan Corlos Onetti – First book was only sold in one store, and only about 50 copies sold.

Cuando ya no importe• Eduardo Galeano – One of his books has

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• Montevideo – 1,269,552 Contains over 1/3 of the nation’s population.

• Salto – 99,072 Many hot springs have a consistent temperature all year long.

• Canelones – 19,871 Very low population but is the capital of the department.

• Hotel Argentino – Waterfront upscale hotel.

• La Mano – Large piece of art.

• Ciudad Veija – Montevideo’s “Old Town”

• The original inhabitants of Uruguay are called Charrua Indians.

• The Uruguay and Argentinean alliance beat Brazil in a war that lasted three years in 1825.

• Jose Battle y Ordonez

• The most present groups in Uruguay are the Spanish, Portuguese, Italians, Germans, and Swiss.

• The most popular music is tango.

• Many Uruguayans are gauchos. (South American Cowboys)

• Uruguay is a democracy.

• Adopted a constitution in 1830.

• The president is Jose Mujica

• Rio Negro (Black River) – Long river starts in Brazil, goes through Uruguay, and empties into the Atlantic ocean.

• Rio De la Plata (River of Silver) – Separates Uruguay from Argentina.

• Cerro Negro (Black Hill) – Highest point in Uruguay.

• Mario Benedetti

• Eduardo Hughes Galeano

• Mario Vargas Llosa

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