This Is Why You Hire a Local Guide | Montevideo, Uruguay

馃嚭馃嚲 Uruguay 路 Montevideo 路 29 min 路 Oct 17, 2026

I took the ferry from Buenos Aires to Montevideo and spent the day with Mirtha, a tour guide of 31 years. She got us into the presidential building because she asked. We met Miguel in his gallery, open since 1982, then walked into a working bank with a museum inside. And yes, you find out why Uruguay has so many tiles.

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