Uruguay makes some internationally recognized wines. Without a tourguide, we did our best to figure out where the vineyards are. Only a few miles out of the city, the agricultural sector begins. Cows and sheep grazing on grass, not corn or other garbage that some ranchers in the US or the UK feed their animals. We also saw citrus orchards and other orchards of some unknown fruits, vineyards and even the beginnings of olive groves, which must be a relatively new agricultural trend down here. According to a map, the town of Canelones is a major hub in the countryside of the state of Canelones, which is the center of wine production in Uruguay. The town was quite small and if anyone reading this blog has been to Costa Rica, the housing was reminiscent of the
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