Uruguay

By bus to Buenos Aires and ferry to Colonia del Sacramento.
The exchange rates at the money changers are quite bad in Colonia, ATM's have as in Argentinia and Chile quite high extra charges, fortunately one can pay allmost everywhere with credit card and differently to Argentinia and Chile no problems with MasterCard.
The bus terminal is next to the ferry port.

By bus from Colonia del Sacramento to Montevideo.
The city buses C1, 64 and 187 go from the Tres Cruzes terminal to the city center and the old town. From the suburban bus terminal at Galicia and Rio Branco close to the city center bus # 700, 705, 711 and others go to the airport for 68 pesos (~€2) in about 2 hours. Get the ticket from the driver.




At the airport next to the public bus stop are some nice old cars
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The Museum of Decorative Arts (Palacio Taranco) was built in the early 20. century by the Taranco Ortiz family and was bought by the Uruguayan state, now a museum and historic landmark.
In the basement is now a colletion of archeological greek, italian greek and middle eastern art and upstairs furnitures and art mostly from the Taranco Ortiz family.

The MAPI, Museo de Arte Precolombino e Indígena is in big parts under renovation (quite necessary). When i was there there was some nice Australian Aborigines art and some precolumbian Indian art with some multimedia explanation (spanish only).