The Full Montevideo; Tourists haven't discovered Uruguay's quirky capital--yet.

The Washington Post | April 9, 2000| | Copyright

In a continent best known for Juan Valdez, they're obsessed with tea. So obsessed that many of them carry tea-drinking paraphernalia-- thermos, gourd, metal straw--everywhere they go, every day. Too proud to buy affordable new cars from a neighboring country, too broke to import them from overseas, they've turned their roads into a living museum of ancient Fords and early-model Chevys. Surrounded by devoutly Catholic countries, they're devoutly secular--Christmas is called "Family Day," divorce was legalized nearly a century ago. While the rest of their continent flirts with privatization, ...

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