Hello,

I've lived in Uruguay and thinking about returning. One tip is the most obvious. Know Spanish enough to have a conversation with someone. Another tip I have is to have an income of a good amount of capital if you plan on living there.

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Forget western notions of efficiency, organization, cleanliness and customer service. Having said that, the Uruguayans are great folks. Don't plan on eating supper at 5:30 or 6 if you're dfinitely learn the languageining out, most places start serving at 8 pm. Accessing your cash: talk to your bank, or get a new one that won't charge you $5 on every withdrawal.

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Hello, I stayed in Urugauay(Punta Del Este) for 3 months.1- Pay attention to the signs that say drive with your lights on! I got a ticket for that one! You really don't want to deal with the ticket! 2-Buy the local Tannant wine! It is REALLY cheap and VERY good!3- Watch your hot water consumption. I got nailed for some SUPER HIGH electricity bills mainly from hot water use!!4- My 5 year old daughter came down with a double ear infection, emergency visit to a clinic, 2 prescriptions, a second doctor came in who was on call and the cost for all of this........$52.00 US!! Incrediblly good care and great doctors who treated
my family very well!! 5- Security, house got broken into during carnival- tore the safe out of the wall(it was bolted down) gone in 60 seconds. House did have an alarm that was armed!! Thieves have some skill! If you plan on staying long try to open a bank account so you can get a safety deposit box! Then you should be able to wire transfer in a large some of money and not get hit with all of the ATM fees! They add up quickly!
6- I LOVED URUGUAY! We are trying to figure out a way to get back. Just can't figure out a way to make money down there:( Hope my info helps people out. C

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We've lived in Uruguay for a little over 6 months now.

One thing to remember is; always try to keep small bills on you (in pesos)...

Pesos come in denominations of:
$20
$50
$100
$200
$500
$1,000
$2,000

Currently the exchange rate is right at 20UYU to 1USD...

It's best to keep as many $20s and $50s as you can. Most small stores and markets, even restaurants have a hard time breaking anything above a $500.

Using an ATM to withdraw pesos... NEVER put $2,000 or any common denominator of $2,000 or you will receive the dreaded $2,000 bill. We typically withdraw $1,900.

The $2,000 bill will bring you eye rolls and looks of disgust when you attempt to use it while the clerks ask you "tienes mas chico?" (do you have smaller)

BTW, cab drivers more often than not have a hard time breaking a $100.

You can check out more tips like this at our blog

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