Informative Essay: A Brief History Of Uruguay

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The president of Uruguay is President Tabaré Vázquez. He began his term on March 1, 2005 - March 1, 2010 and then again on March 1, 2015 and is still in office. Uruguay is one of the smallest country in South America. It is located on the coast of Rio de la Plata. The highest mountain is approximately 513 meters high, and Uruguay also has no deserts or valleys. There is also beautiful lakes that you can visit like Rincón del bonete, laguna de roncha, and laguna de diario.
Uruguay may not be known or important to most people but it is very important to almost 3.5 million people who live there and call it their home. Uruguay is a very interesting place to visit, it also has very interesting facts. Like the official name for uruguay is República
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Roman Catholic is believing in resurrection and the belief in god. Roman catholic is the same as catholic religion, there is no difference.
There is also people who grew up in uruguay and became professional soccer players. Like Diego Forlán who grew up playing soccer in uruguay and is now plays for Mumbai City FC, and makes 4.9 million dollars. Luis Suárez also grew up playing soccer in uruguay and is now play for FC Barcelona and is making 5 million dollars, but he also needs knee surgery. Edinson Cavani is another famous soccer player who grew up in uruguay and is now playing for Paris Saint-Germain F.C and is making 10 million dollars.
In uruguay they celebrate so many fun and awesome traditions. Like on January 6 they are celebrating the beginning of the carnival with the exchanging of gifts and a big dinner, this event is called Epiphany. Also they celebrate the day of the dead on November 1, they all go and visit their loved ones who have been laid to rest in the graveyard. There is also so many place to go when visiting. There's pocitos which is a beautiful beach. There is also solís theater which is a landmark from 1856. There is also palacio salvo which is an architectural building that was built in 1925 and opened in

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