Montevideo

Montevideo, the capital city of Uruguay, is the largest city having approximately one-third of the total population of the country. This is the southernmost city of America and lies on the northeastern bank of Rio de la Plata. The word "Montevideo" has many meanings, yet the term "monte" has one common meaning which is 'Cerro de Montevideo', the hill situated across the Montevideo Bay. There is no proper reason for the term "video" in the history.

The largest and the capital city of Uruguay, Montevideo is spread over an area of 194 square kilometres having one-third population of the country. It was established in 1724 by a Spanish soldier, Bruno Mauricio de Zabala, during the Spanish-Portuguese dispute over the platine region. Montevideo conducted all matches played in the FIFA World Cup. The city has been ranked number one as the highest quality of life city in the entire Latin America by 2015, since a decade. Montevideo has been classified as the Beta World City, ranked seventh in Latin America and 73rd in the world, Montevideo has been ranked 8th in Latin America on the 2013 MasterCard Global Destination Cities Index. The city is full of scenic views, museums, parks, theatres, etc. There is a wide range for shopping from markets to malls to flea markets. The nightlife of the city is also happening allowing the adults to spend some time of relief after all the week's hectic schedule.