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Uruguay
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The Northern Interior of Uruguay is a land of ranchers, cattle, and horses. Between the streams, hills, and hot springs of the sparsely populated departments of Artigas, Paysandú, Rivera, Salto, and Tacuarembó, life can feel a world away from Montevideo.
By car
Uruguay has a good internal highway system that connects this region to southern Uruguay.
By boat
Well, on weekdays there are boats between Monte Caseros and Bella Unión, but other than that you're pretty much going to be driving or riding a bus.
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Artigas is the capital of Artigas Department in the northern interior of Uruguay, located on the Brazilian border.
Bella Unión is more or less at the northwestern tip of Uruguay. Located on the Uruguay River in the northern interior of the country, it is close to the tripoint where Uruguay, Brazil, and Argentina meet.
Paysandú is a city in the northern interior of Uruguay. The capital of Paysandú Department, it is located across the Uruguay River from Colón, Argentina.
Rivera is a city in the northern interior of Uruguay. It's the capital of Rivera Department, located on the border with Brazil, right across from the Brazilian city of Santana do Livramento.
citrus growing town just across the Rio Uruguay from Concordia in Argentina.
an important centre of gaucho culture
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