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Can we get a more recent photo?

We have since added more recent photos. However, if someone speaks Russian, it would be nice if we could import some of the extra information and pics from the Russian Montevideo article. — Greenmoss May 18, 23:15

Contents 1 One Problem 2 Population Section 3 Glorious Teams? 4 River Plate? 5 Quality of Life 6 The isla de la Libertad (once called "island of the rats").

[edit] One Problem

I'm a french wikipedian and I'm sorry the article it isn't for the Department but for the city. And Montevideo Department is a redirection on this article.
The other wps do the difference like fr wp. Bye all people.--David 13:38, 17 December 2005 (UTC)~

I deleted the redirect. Feel free to author the article for the Dept. Thanks. Regards, El_C 13:46, 17 December 2005 (UTC)

Bye, and if anyone create this article, put the interwikis please ^^. David 13:56, 17 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Population Section

Does the population section refer to Montevideo, Minnesota rather than the one in Uruguay?

Yes, it did. El_C 07:06, 28 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Glorious Teams?

Are Peñarol and Nacional really two of South Americas most "glorious" teams. Seems a little biased to me.

Rathersane replies: If Peñarol and Nacional win most of the games, then they may call themselves two of South America's most glorious teams without worrying about NPOV, methinks.

They, along with Real Madrid, São Paulo and Milan (I think), are the only teams to have won the Intercontinental Cup/Club World Cup three times. If that´s not glorious, please tell me what it is. Lomibz 08:34, 16 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] River Plate?

The article states that Montevideo is situated upon the "northern mouth of the River Plate (Rio de la Plata). Is "River Plate" a common English name for the river or is it just a bad translation of "la plata" which means "silver"?

I've seen it on English-language maps as both "Rio de la Plata" and "La Plata River," though I've never seen "Silver" or "Plate."

[edit] Quality of Life

The citation link for quality of life being high does not seem to return anything meaningful. Montevideo is not listed on that page, and even when searched for with their search facilities, only a low cost of living is indicated for montevideo, and not a high quality of life.

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[edit] The isla de la Libertad (once called "island of the rats").

This little island in the bay of Montevideo became in 1864 a base for the Italian Navy (Cap. Martini`s Agreement) but a year later the Government of Uruguay revoked the lease to preserve the national sovereignty. (Source: "Storia delle campagne oceaniche della Regia Marina" - vol. I - 1992 - page 49)