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Salto, Uruguay
June 2, 2023
Salto, Uruguay, has a population of about 130,000. Salto sits on the western border of Uruguay and across from Concordia, Argentina.
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Melo, Uruguay
May 30, 2023
Melo, Uruguay, has a population: 56,000. Melo sits in the east of the country and about in the middle of the country.
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Tacuarembó, Uruguay
May 26, 2023
Tacuarembó, Uruguay, has a population: 55,000. Tacuarembó sits in the northern half of the country and a little to the right of center, meaning a bit east of the center.
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Sant'Ana do Livramento, Brazil
May 25, 2023
Sant'Ana do Livramento, Brazil, has a population: 75,000. Livramento has become an extension of the city Rivera, Uruguay. Livramento was founded in 1857 while Rivera was founded in 1867. Now, the two are one city with the border splitting them right down the middle. "The border" is nonexistent here, people can freely pass from one to the other with no need for checking in at border crossings or immigrations. There is no wall, no fence, nothing but a few markers (see the photo album) spread out along the line where such things would be.
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Rivera, Uruguay
May 24, 2023
Rivera, Uruguay, has a population: 65,000. It is located on the border with Brazil. On the Brazil side is the town, Sant'Ana do Livramento. These two towns area one metropolitan area with no visible, physical border dividing the two countries. The people are free to cross the international border freely. If one wants to go further into either country they must check in with immigrations for the normal process. The International Plaza, inaugurated in 1943, straddles the border and is shared by both cities and is said to be the only international plaza in the world.
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