Uruguay Politics

[Jackson]

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[FrankAndStein]

Montevideo is a poor imitation of BsAs. Government and economy is more stable, and probably will still be (hard to be worse than Argentina) but the new president is a socialist and things could go rapidly downhill.

Punte del este is wildly over rated, and is a ghost town except for 8 weeks a year. It literally gets boarded up after that.

Jose Ignacio is a great summer vacation spot, but again, 8 weeks a year only.

BsAs is year round. If not for the idiot governments here, real estate prices would be 4 to 5 times what they are now. If it was not risky to invest here, prices would be 4 times higher, IMHO.

The idiotic policies of "cretina" will keep making this a great place for foreignors with USD. But it ain't for the faint of heart. I wouldn't invest my life savings here, but a little 2 bdrm apt is a great deal right now.

[El Perro]

Montevideo is a poor imitation of BsAs. Government and economy is more stable, and probably will still be (hard to be worse than Argentina) but the new president is a socialist and things could go rapidly downhill.

Presidente Jose "Pepe" Mujica, while definitely on the left side of middle, is not of the same mold as Chavez, or the current imbeciles running Argentina. He is a very practical old dude and unlikely to cause any problems for his country. Also, he can be funny as hell with a great sense of humor. As straight a shooter as they come. And, he's not new to the post. He has been president since March of 2010. My favorite pres.