The small country of Uruguay and its progressive president have been making a good bit of news lately,  but its pleasant capital – the Western Hemisphere’s southernmost – on the oceanlike Rio de la Plata remains pretty much as laid-back as it’s always been. And one thing you notice after walking around this city (to which Iberia starts flying four times a week on Sept. 1) is how much Montevideo residents truly love their mate, an herb tea also popular in Argentina and Paraguay.

Read more in our post Tea and Simpático in Montevideo, Uruguay.

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