Uruguay: a brief cultural overview
This post focuses on culture rather than geology because most people I've talked with know little about Uruguay. My last post focused on the geology of Uruguay (https://landscapes-revealed.net/uruguay-a-small-country-with-many-beaches-and-very-old-rocks/), but I think it's worth knowing about some other aspects of the country. Uruguay is often equated with Argentina, which is located on the other side of the Río de la Plata...
Uruguay: a small country with many beaches and very old rocks
In the Austral summer, people throughout South America flock to Uruguay to enjoy the sun and sand at the country's many beaches. They do not go to Uruguay for the mountains, since the country's highest elevation is a hill 513.66 m (1,685.2 ft) high, and most of the country is quite flat. Uruguay is underlain by ancient rocks that in...
About the Blogger
Karen (here with Mt. Shasta in background) is a geology professor emerita who aims to provide a "pocket geologist" for world travelers. Follow the blog to explore the landscapes of our planet and figure out what causes them to look the way they do.