• The organizing committee of the V LAMPS is not responsible for travel arrangements, including hotel accommodations, domestic or international flights, bus bookings, or acquiring health insurance. 

• If you are an international guest, please ensure that you confirm visa requirements to enter Uruguay.

• Below, we offer some information and suggestions on how to reach Montevideo, as well as recommendations for local city hotels and popular tourist attractions.

The climate in Uruguay is temperate and humid (average 17 °C), with warm summers and more or less homogeneous rainfall throughout the year, and due to its latitude, between 30 and 35 º, the four seasons are clearly differentiated. However, there is a clear difference between the north and south of the territory. The area located in the extreme northwest of the country (Artigas, Salto, Rivera) is considerably warmer with an average of 18-19 °C and an average rainfall of about 1400 mm per year (the area in the extreme north has a typical “temperate subtropical” behavior). The South and East (Montevideo, Maldonado, Rocha, Lavalleja) on the other hand are cooler with an average of around 16 °C and 1000 mm annual rainfall (these areas have characteristics more similar to “maritime temperate”). Meteorology Uruguay

The Uruguayan Peso eso is the legal tender used for all types of commercial transactions. The U.S. dollar is generally accepted in stores, supermarkets and restaurants, and there are many exchange houses throughout the country with similar rates, including at the airport and at the ports of Colonia and Montevideo. The most commonly accepted credit cards are VISA and MasterCard.

FROM ABROAD (INTERNATIONAL GUESTS).

BY PLANE: The country’s international airports are served by the world’s main airlines, with regional flights from Buenos Aires, Porto Alegre, Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Asunción, Panama, Santiago de Chile and Lima. International flights also arrive from the United States and Europe. The main airports are Carrasco International Airport (18 kilometers from downtown Montevideo), Laguna del Sauce International Airport in Punta del Este (Maldonado) and Colonia de Sacramento (Laguna de los Patos International Airport). From Carrasco International Airport you have easy access to downtown Montevideo and destinations on the east coast, with direct buses to both points. It is also possible to hire a transfer, take a taxi and or any taxi app such as UBER, CABIFY and Voy en Taxi, or rent a car at some of the car rental companies located at the airport. Most taxis in Montevideo do accept credit cards such as Visa or MasterCard. Please ask in advance the driver to check if this is possible.

BY BUS: There are several international bus companies that offer travel from Argentina, Brasil,  Paraguay and Bolivia to Montevideo. All of these buses will arrive at Tres Cruces Bus Station. From where you can go to the city center by taxi, remises, car rental, or bus. There are many local apps that may help you book taxis and buses, to travel through the city such as Voy en Taxi,  Como Ir, and URUBUS.

BY BOAT: Numerous ship and ferry frequencies link Buenos Aires with Colonia, Carmelo and Montevideo and include the possibility of transferring automobiles. The companies Buquebus and Colonia Express arrive at the port of Colonia and offer packages with transfer by bus to Montevideo or Punta del Este. The first one also arrives to Montevideo directly. The company Cacciola makes the route between Tigre and Carmelo, with packages that complete the Buenos Aires-Montevideo stretch by land.

Montevideo offers local bus transportation services, which are not free of charge. For more information, please refer to the following resources:

Check out the suggestions on tourist places to visit in Montevideo on Trip Advisor and Uruguay Natural.

        Plaza Independencia ('Independence Square')                                       Teatro Solís ('Solís Theatre')

       Palacio Legislativo de Uruguay ("Congress")                                 Rambla de Pocitos ('Pocitos Bayside')