Montevideo Sights I

When we finally found some free time we went to tour the old city. I called my very good friend Carla to be our guide. She studies architecture and knows a lot about the place and its history.

We had a great time walking around and eating outside. Nacha was particularly surprised by the garbage pickers. These are poor people without any other income who travel the streets pulling a cart or on a horse pulled cart checking garbage and separating what can be sold for a small profit. They sell what they find to recycling facilities. With the new garbage separation rules their destiny is uncertain. Not as a traditional kind of thing but as unemployed people... quite a reminder of the economical situation.

Enjoy the pics.