Visiting

We are planning on visiting on the hope to find property to invest in for retirement. Where would be a good location to stay for about a week to check out what is available?

In this country there arenŽt many things to invest. Maybe the buildings and houses, but all the people say that this market itŽs going to go down the next year. The problem in this country is that there arenŽt many industries and Argentina is too close and all the things are cheaper in this country. If you go to a supermarket you can see that all the products come from Argentina.

But I also want to tell you that I came fron Spain and itŽs a very good country to live!!!

Thanks for the responding. Our most interest is finding a place that is stable

We did the same from Colonia del Sacramento. Lovely town.

hello . Maldonado .punta del este its the better option .security .lovely place. Bus .2 hour than montevideo. Exsume mi inglish not good. Nice to meet you .

we are starting a sustainable farm community for expats in Maldonado, if you like to consider it. write me to [email protected]  alex

The main spots of interest to expats are (west to east):

Colonia del Sacramento: laid-back town with a World Heritage Site. This is where the Argentine hordes pour onto and off of the boat from Buenos Aires before driving at reckless speed to Punta del Este to join the glitterati.

Montevideo: city of 1-1.5 million people, either charming or filthy, depending on how you look at cities in general.

Atlántida: 30-40 km east of Montevideo, mostly charming beach town beyond the considerably less-charming Costa del Oro. Population swells in the summer, but it the town doesn't die in the winter, and from there to Punta del Este it's the only one about which that can be said.

Piriópolis: a little closer to Punta than Atlántida is to MVD, this resort town is something you simply have to visit to see if it resonates with you.

Punta del Este is actually the tip of the peninsula, but so powerful is its aura of glitz and money that all the Maldonado highrises call themselves Punta. While becoming considerably less dead in the winter the last few years, it remains a showplace for hard bodies, fast cars and yachts in the summer. Some people think that's awesome; others avoid it like the plague between mid-December and mid-March.

Beyond Punta, to the Brazilian border, beach towns that may or may not be interesting as a place to live: über-expensive Jose Ignacio, Paloma, La Pedrera, Cabo Polonia, Punta del Diablo and others.

el mejor seria la costas Uruguayas estan bastante baratas y son lindas.

Hi ana rosa rodriguez suarez,

Welcome to Expat.com :)

Can you please keep it in English on the English Forum please :)

Thank you

Maximilien
Expat-blog Team

No puedo mantener el ingles x q se español nada mas.