Greetings! We recently returned from a trip to South America, where we visited the country of Uruguay (oo-roo-wy; country #95), which shares a border with Argentina (west-northwest) and Brazil (north-northeast), and with the Atlantic Ocean forming a border on the southeast. We primarily explored Montevideo, with a side trip to the historical city of Colonia del Sacramento, both of which lie on the Río de la Plata (Plata River). MONTEVIDEO “Uruguay” is derived from the indigenous Guaraní language, and means “bird river.” Montevideo (mohn-tay-vee-DAY-yo) is the capital of Uruguay, and is home to 2 million of the 3.4 million people who live in Uruguay. The population grows about one percent…