Road clue guides · Americas
How to recognise Uruguay from the road
Drives on the right
Gentle grassland, cattle and wind turbines. Uruguay is small, quiet and easy to confuse with its neighbours.
What to look for
1
Spanish, not Portuguese
Signs are in Spanish, which separates it from Brazil to the north.
2
White plates with a blue band
Plates follow the shared regional format: white with a blue band across the top.
3
Rolling grassland
Low, rolling grassland with cattle and eucalyptus plantations covers most of the country.
4
Wind turbines
Wind farms are a common sight, as most of the country’s electricity comes from renewable sources.
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