URUGUAY 
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flowing between the two countries. The Uru 
guay, dividing Argentine and Uruguay, forms 
its western boundary while the wide mouth of 
the Rio de la Plate may be called its southern 
boundary line. 
The climate is extremely temperate and 
healthful—so much so in fact that it is rapidly 
developing into a summer resort for Chileans, 
Argentinians and Brazilians; many of the 
wealthiest of these nationalities have estab 
lished seashore homes within its boundaries, 
especially outside of Montevideo. Extreme 
summer heat such as one finds in Buenos Aires, 
is never encountered here, although there are 
days in winter when it is particularly cold. 
Snow occasionally falls. 
Uruguay has a population of 1,500,000, its 
people being among the best in Latin America. 
As in Argentine, the Indians are compara 
tively few and to be found in remote districts 
only. There are practically no negroes and 
mixed breeds. Owing to the influx of Eng 
lish, Italian, and Swiss colonists, the standard 
of the population is continually rising and its