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Concordia, Argentina

June 3, 2023

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San Antonio de Padua de la Concordia (Concordia), Argentina, has a population of about 155,000. Concordia sits on the eastern border of Argentina and across from Salto, Uruguay.

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Salto, Uruguay

June 2, 2023

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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

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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

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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

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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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Chip Wiegand

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I used to teach English as a foreign language in Barranquilla, Colombia. Now I'm retired and traveling throughout South America.

I'm from Kennewick, Washington, USA. In my previous life, as I call it, I was an IT guy, systems administrator, computer tech, as well as a shipping/receiving guy and also worked as a merchandising guy in a RV/Camping store.

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