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  As I write this Ive been trapped in Uruguay for several days. My husband and I left Buenos Aires last week for a weekend getaway to the beautiful beaches of nearby Uruguay "across the pond" and a short high-speed ferry ride away. We arrived in Montevideo to unseasonal cold weather and became worried that we didnt have enough warm clothes. No sweaters, no jackets. Being on the coast, there is almost always a brisk ocean breeze and I lost my fancy panama hat many times. We decided to rent a car to drive down the coast of Uruguay to the fancy resort town of Punta del Este, considered the Monaco of South America. Turns out, when you dig a little bit, that the wealthy of Brazil and Argentina move their money and assets to protected Uruguay and often plan to retire here. Its pretty, safe, and way more import-focused than the neighbours which creates a more open and global economy. The banking systems and currency is way more stable than the nearby countries, with inflation, inter...