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10-15-2009, 07:36 PM
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tumbleweeds are pretty
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Uruguay
Uruguay is one of those small countries in South America most people have barely heard of.
I have never been there but from what I have read its sounds pretty good. Nearly first world infrastructure, stable, good weather with tourist attractions and low crime.
It might also be the country in latin america with the least amount of indigenous peoples.
Cost of living is suppose to be somewhat low. Though the country lacks mountains it is described a pretty and green.
Is that description far off? Anyone know more about this little talked about country?
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10-15-2009, 08:07 PM
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*i'm looking over a four leaf clover*
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Low cost of living = no jobs...
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10-15-2009, 08:33 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by WildWestDude
Uruguay is one of those small countries in South America most people have barely heard of.
I have never been there but from what I have read its sounds pretty good. Nearly first world infrastructure, stable, good weather with tourist attractions and low crime.
It might also be the country in latin america with the least amount of indigenous peoples.
Cost of living is suppose to be somewhat low. Though the country lacks mountains it is described a pretty and green.
Is that description far off? Anyone know more about this little talked about country?
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Google UruguayLiving.com for an expat forum that's pretty good. It's not so cheap, and there appears to be property crime issues. Not a bad place overall but other than world class beaches I think Argentina has more going for it. |
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10-18-2009, 10:15 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by WildWestDude
It might also be the country in latin america with the least amount of indigenous peoples.
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I always thought either Chile or Argentina had that title. But looking up Uruguay, it might be up there as well. |
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10-19-2009, 01:35 AM
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10-19-2009, 01:42 AM
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tumbleweeds are pretty
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Tiger Beer
I always thought either Chile or Argentina had that title. But looking up Uruguay, it might be up there as well.
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from Wikipedia: % of Indian population
Uruguay is 88% Creole, 8% Mestizo and 4% Mulatto
from this table:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latin_A...c_distribution
Last edited by WildWestDude; 10-19-2009 at 01:52 AM..
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10-19-2009, 02:00 AM
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Great map. The Brazil one looks seriously off however. It looks like indigeneous is nearly non-existant in Brazil, but maybe it is mostly just very mixed in (and not counted) - except of course the Amazon region where it is prevalent but probably in small comparitive numbers.
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10-19-2009, 03:17 AM
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I think "0" likely means "less than 1%" considering how it seems to work. I'm not sure that's right either, but less than 1% could be over a million.
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10-19-2009, 04:36 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Tiger Beer
Great map. The Brazil one looks seriously off however. It looks like indigeneous is nearly non-existant in Brazil, but maybe it is mostly just very mixed in (and not counted) - except of course the Amazon region where it is prevalent but probably in small comparitive numbers.
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Native Americans are few in numbers in the Brazilian population, and their population in Amazonas is by no means large either... 0.6%
This link will give you some idea, though much of it concentrates on immigrants, so you will have to look for stuff about Amerindians.
Ethnic groups in Brazil - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
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10-19-2009, 04:07 PM
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tumbleweeds are pretty
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lets stick to Uruguay from now on please
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