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Uruguay: Where to by food grade diatomaceous earth?:
Where can we by food grade diatomaceous earth in Uruguay? We need it for insect control, namely fleas on our dogs, as well as a general insect deterrent in our house. I want to put it inside the wood framed walls before we cover them to help deter termites, ants etc. I am not looking for pool/filter grade DE as it has been calcined (cooked) and is mostly crystaline silica which is has little effect on insects and is very bad for people or animals to inhale. Food grade is safe and effective; it is fed to livestock to deal with parasites in the gastrointestinal system.
I realize that this question was asked on this forum before, but none of the posts answered the question. Is there any store here in Uruguay, besides Mercado Libre that sells food grade DE ?
Uruguay: Expat Residents Obtaining Citizenship & Passport:
It is my understanding that it is 5 years for individuals, and 3 years for married couples to become citizens.
Uruguay: Schools:
I am not an expert, but have heard that the public schooling is exclusively in Spanish. They are now teaching English as part of their curriculum, but everything else is in Spanish. I have read that home schooling here is also required to be in Spanish, and believe this is an effort to preserve their language and culture.
Uruguay: Language:
I would say that fluent Spanish is a must for succeeding in Uruguay, particularly in the rural areas. We have done 100% of our business in Spanish, so I am not sure of how much can be done in English here.
Uruguay: mosquitoes:
Yes!!! The mosquitos are off chart thick right now. Whether midday on the chacra in the Sierras de Las Animas or walking near the beach in Sauce Portesuelo in the morning they were numerous and obnoxious. What amazes me is that it is very windy and yet the mosquitos attack in mass, and it is neither dawn nor dusk. There did not seem to be many in Piriapolis this morning though.
We bought handkerchiefs at the Piriapolis Farmers Market this morning to protect our necks. We are realizing that the gaucho dress is partly driven by the need to protect from insects, and we are adopting more of this style though we are not equestrians. There are what I would call horse flies in the campos, that are called Tabanos by the Uruguayans. Thick and/or loose clothing really helps protect one from their bites. I am inclined to adopt the waist sash that I thought was quaint and decorative, as my waist seems to be prone to Tabano bites while working on the chacra (digging). The bites only hurt at the moment and do not itch like mosquito bites.
Uruguay: reccomendations for veterinarian to clean dogs teeth?:
One of our dogs has very dirty teeth, (plaque) and needs a thorough teeth cleaning. To do this requires general anesthesia. We are looking for a vet that does this and also uses an IV hook-up during the procedure, this to be able to administer life saving drugs fast if there is a problem during anesthesia. Does anyone have experience with this? A vet near Maldonado would be preferable, but a Montevideo vet would work too.
Uruguay: Moving to Uruguay in the future:
When we left the states we told our bank we were moving to Uruguay and were told that we had access to our funds for international wire transfers. When it came time to pay for our chacra, we were told by the bank that international transfers required our physical presence at our bank in the US! We ended up doing multiple domestic wire transfers from an account at another bank to a family member who went in person to their bank and did the wire transfers to pay for the property through transfers from their account. We had intended to close the deal in less than ten days, with a single payment, yet it took a month and multiple transfers. It was both cumbersome and aggravating.
We have since had to return to the US, in person to meet with the bank to set up the capacity to do international wire transfers which we thought we had done before leaving. At the bank it was clear that few understood the process, particularly the bank manager! One of the bankers filled out the necessary forms for us and set this up but it still involved Fedexing documents back and forth as well. Hopefully your bank will not be so incompetent and difficult. We had to fly back to the US to remedy this so it will not continue to be a problem. We were very upset given that we had specifically requested this before leaving for Uruguay.
Be sure you and your bank are on the same page about the mechanics of your international wire transfers so you can access your funds when you are abroad.
Uruguay: Feeling a bit Overwhelmed:
Three years ago on our first trip to Uruguay we thought it would not be difficult to find jobs. Lunch with an Uruguayan Senator changed that, as he explained that jobs are scarce and that pay is low in comparison with the US. He also cautioned that Uruguay is not an inexpensive place to live either.
Once people have a job here, they tend to stay with it and not switch jobs. There is little turn-over concerning decent jobs. which severely limits job opportunities. You will want to bring jobs from overseas or create your own business in Uruguay.
Though I speak fluently, the Spanish spoken here is proving to be a bit of an unexpected challenge! Make sure to hone your language skills over the next couple of years while you do research.
There are many informative posts on this forum and you will learn much by taking the time to review them. It is commendable that you are doing research 3-5 years in advance rather than making a hasty decision to move somewhere. Take your time doing thorough research and it will be less overwhelming.
Uruguay: Pet Transport Service to Montevideo:
We flew down from Miami with our two dogs in November. They are large and so went in baggage. If your animal has to fly in baggage it is critical that you arrange for this weeks in advance with American Airlines. You will need to keep calling them to confirm as we found that they had no record of our dogs flying with us when we called back. There are some very incompetent people there; one said we would have to ship the dogs FEDEX or UPS, neither of which ships mammals! One reason these arrangements are critical is that they have to make a notation that no packages containing dry ice may go in the cargo hold on that flight because this sublimates ("melts") into carbon dioxide gas which suffocates animals in the hold.
DOCUMENTATION WAS CRITICAL! For dogs we had to have vet certification and meds administered 30-10 days before flight. Make sure the vet you use is well versed in this. Without proper documentation the pet is not admitted into Uruguay!!! All our paperwork was in order and so two forms were filled out by customs and we were on our way to the rental truck with minimal delay.
We contacted a pet transport service 3 years ago and it was going to cost $7k dollars to ship our two dogs one way from California to Uruguay (door to door) requiring two flights, a day apart and arriving in Buenos Aires and then transport across the Rio Plata to Uruguay. Aside from the crazy huge cost, we decided that this was more than we wanted our dogs to endure.
We chose to drive them in our motorhome from California to Miami and fly on the same flight with us so that it would just be one [long] flight. We found a great vet north of Miami who knew all the ins and outs of flying the dogs; this cost $300. Dogs were like extra bags @ $200 each. The flight was very nerve wracking to say nothing of going through the airport with multiple bags and two large kennels! They were in kennels for many hours and visibly distressed when we picked them up in baggage at Carasco, but were fine in a day or two.
I have to get ready for that loooong flight to Miami tonight, so must end it here...
Uruguay: What the Interior of Uruguay looks like:
In 2014 we took Ruta 109 from Rocha to Aigua' and it was lovely. Looking at the map we had no idea that Ruta 109 was not paved! The weather was fine, and the scenery exquisite. We had to slow to a crawl for a gaucho on horseback, with his 5 dogs in tow. It was most picturesque but we could not bring ourselves to haul out the camera. Mate plants (ilex paraguensis) grow along the road and the only concern was the logging trucks cruising very fast! We too were taken by the town of Aigua', small and like a slice from the past. We then headed down to Minas on our way back to Colonia.
This trip made us decide to look for a chacra in Eastern Uruguay rather than the Colonia area. We love the Sierras de Las Animas as it reminds us of the area along Ruta 109 but is not so remote. It is only 15Km from Piriapolis.
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