Visiting South America's city with the Highest Quality of Life
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- Опубликовано: 10 сен 2024
- 🇺🇾 Join me as I wander through Montevideo, Uruguay's captivating capital. From Avenida 18 de Julio's endless shopping choices to Plaza Independencia's serene beauty, I explore the city's heart. Discover how Montevideo marries its European heritage with a vibrant Latin American spirit, making it a city of delightful contradictions. Explore Montevideo's rich food confluence and discover the architectural splendor of its colonial past. I hope you will appreciate it as well.
00:08 - Intro
01:36 - Foreword on Uruguay
02:56 - What is a kiosko?
03:25 - Avenida 18 de julio
06:50 - Plaza Independencia
08:12 - Plaza de la Constitución & Bruno Salvo
10:19 - Cafe Brasileiro
12:56 - Mercado del Puerto
13:54 - The 420 situation in UY
16:24 - La Rambla shore
19:45 - Plaza de la Diversidad Sexual
21:29 - Virtual doormen
Bruno the poet: brunosalvo.blo...
Filmed in June of 2023.
Music: Lesfm - Wake me Up.
#uruguay #montevideo #latamtravel #southamericantravel
The Old City is the original colonial city built by the spaniards as a fortress, as Montevideo was planned as a naval base. Contrary to Buenos Aires which was an open city without walls. That building you entered at 12 minutes never had an open roof. It's tipical of buildings built over a hundred years ago with a central atrium and roof of glass to let the light in. Houses of that era were built likewise though usually smaller. The kioskos were brought from France at the beginning of the 20th century.
I appreciate you taking the time to provide more information about the Old City. It adds a whole new layer of appreciation to the history of the area. 🙏
Uruguay is a landmark example of democratic freedom, secularism, human rights and its highly advanced acceptance of the leglization of LGBT rights, use of cannabis and abortion amongst others
Very modern and beautiful country, example to America
I don't know if you were aware of it but that cafe, Café Brasilero, has a rich cultural history for the country. People like singer Carlos Gardel and writer Eduardo Galeano used to frequent this place.
Just luck that I stumbled upon it. The atmosphere is definitely majestic and historic. It was a privelege to have lunch there. 😊
Uruguay is. Example for latin america is a beatiful country and people ,look like european country ,punta del este is amazing city on atlantic coast
Gracias por visitarnos. Bienvenido siempre. Lindo video❤ Exitos
welcome to Uruguay
I recommend the Tristán Narvaja fair on Sunday mornings, and try the BAJ peanut butter, on Paysandú street almost Gaboto, you will also see many antique and collectible curiosities
Unfortunately you went there in June, a month when there isn't much movement in the city due to the colder weather, those buildings you showed by the coast are for low income families, that is the barrio sur, where at one time most of the black families that derived from African slaves that escaped from Brazil lived at one point in history. Uruguay is a country that is laid back, not fast paced like our neighbors. It is a chilled back kind of atmosphere, where people take emphasis of the good things in life, family, friends, food, sports, quality of life is important to us. Unfortunately it takes a lot of money and time to fix old buildings and structures and some of them are in pretty bad condition but you can't help but to admire what was once was a beautiful building, you can see the Italian and Spanish style structures, the architecture is very diverse ! ... one thing that is for sure is that Uruguayans are warm hearted and we tend to be friendly and helpful to the tourists without invading your space nor expecting something in return !
My hosts were most gracious and we shared a fair amount of laughs over some local wine. :)
Low income family buildings with that amazing view along the malecón, wow.
It really is! Living on the bright side
Great💕💕💕
Montevideo, where every one is welcome!
The reason that one needs to be a resident of Uruguay to buy cannabis is to STOP tourists from taking it out of the country to places where it's illegal and causing problems. It's for local consumption. The last thing Uruguay would want is to be known as an exporter of illegal drugs to the rest of the world.
Carlos, don't all other countries that legalized controlled substances have the same possibility of people taking them outside? You have border patrol to prevent that.
Tourists are able to buy cannabis for personal consumption in the USA, Canada, The Netherlands, Thailand, and some other countries without needing to get pre-authorization. Just walk in and buy. Is Uruguay a special case for some reason?
@@xxfreedom thanks for your comment. Uruguay legalized cannabis in 2013 and I believe this rule goes back to that time. I remember at the time that the US had expressed concerns about what I mentioned above. Yes, today there are a lot of other countries where it is now legal, but I think that at that time (2013) the Netherlands was the only other country where it was legal.
@@CarlosEBernal I have a feeling things will loosen up as time goes on.
Very pretty country!
Uruguay es el mejor país mejor que Francia y mejor que París it's a part of a song
As a uruguayan resident i 100% agree with you in regards to the free sale of cannabis to tourists or non-residents. There has been a huge push towards liberalizing sale the way it is in places like Amsterdam or Colorado, but the older and more conservative part of the population has historically been and still is very much against it. If you as a tourist manage to get weed in any way it still is perfectly legal to posess or consume it anywhere you wish, let's just hope someday the limitations we have nowadays will be lifted
You are not American, you are not British. Where were you born ?
@@user-hy9os7mm7wWho are you asking? 😊
@ghostd00r Haha, yes, it is totally possible to sort it out with a local connection. 😂
Why is it that most vloggers focus on unattractive parts of the city? Ciudad Vieja has a lot of history but both it and the Centro district are neglected and unkempt. Fair enough to show the warts but a more balanced look would include Parque Rodó, Punta Carretas, Pocitos, Malvín, Punta Gorda, Carrasco.
Thank you for these pointers for my next visit.
I think it's because people instinctively look for the historic center as a starting point. Also, I had a pre-recorded walking tour in my ears that took me through there (the VoiceMap app has some good tours).
@@xxfreedom Thanks for your comment. Unfortunately the downtown district (El Centro) and the historic centre (Ciudad Vieja) have seen better days. And Ciudad Vieja is empty on weekends since it is a business area with banks, government offices, etc and few, mostly poor, residents . That said there are several interesting places to visit - museums (public museums are free), cafés and restaurants like the Café Brasilero that you feature. My personal favourite is La Farmacia, a XIX century pharmacy converted into a trendy café.
The Rambla, the seaside walk, goes on for more than 20 km and has some of the nicest views in town. The first section up to Parque Rodó and Playa Ramírez is not terribly interesting, but after that it is pretty nice.
I agree. In fact, the only unattractive part of the Rambla is the section you went to, which you correctly compared with NY. You missed the other 95%, which is beautiful.
Y que tal cerro punta yeguas la teja tambien
From a local, this city has been abandoned by the people in charge of it for years now, wasting money on campaigns and practically useless things.
That's too bad, it has so much potential. Hope it will improve.
Maybe 1.5 million people just sleep and have their formal addresses within the borders of the Capital. But the actual daily population getting around is not less than 2.4 millions. Buy the way, the limited areas you walked down the city in this video are clearly the worse and not charming at all, those close to downtown or to the old city. Respectfully, seems like you have not much idea on where it is worth it to take a walk.
Good insights, thanks.
Maybe you can make your own video showing us where it is worth it to take a walk. 😉
Maybe you shouldn't make a video and publish it if you can't handle simple constructive criticism.
@@gonzaloalvarezcortes7102 Thanks for taking the time to watch and comment! 💚
muy lindo video pero el título debería ser ´´Comparando Montevideo con Buenos Aires´´
Jajaja, es justo. ¡Gracias por el apoyo!
La lastima es que Montevideo no refleja lo que es el buen nivel de vida y prosperidad del pais. Es hermosa ciudad pero la intendencia la tiene sucia, con graffities x todos lados, basura y con poquisima frecuencia de barrido, paradas todas rotas, calles rotas, veredas rotas, etc. Lamentable como esta mantenida.
Eeeeee que dice este gringo no le entiendo ni un pedo
Usa los subtítulos 😂
Use te espesa 🫠🤣🤣🤣