Argentina was the preferred destination of the almost 200,000 who left the country between June 30 and July 8. According to data from the Ministry of the Interior, in that period of time 198,379 left, and the data not only includes people of Uruguayan nationality, but also foreigners.
The departure was given by the following points:
- 51,061 through Paysandú towards Colón.
- 42,426 for Salto towards Concordia.
- 32,276 by Fray Bentos towards Gualeguaychú.
- 23,221 through the Carrasco airport to various destinations.
- 7,601 through the port of Montevideo to various destinations, mainly Argentina.
Why is Argentina the tourist destination for Uruguayans?
The exchange difference between Uruguay and Argentina It is undoubtedly one of the reasons why Uruguayans choose to travel to the neighboring country because, through the blue dollar, and the preferential changes that some bank cards make, the money yields more when passing it to Argentine pesos.
And it is that he Dolar blue (a parallel price in the Argentine informal market) was on July 9, 2023 at ARS$487 (purchase) and ARS$492 (sale). For its part, the Banco Nación Argentina (BNA) dollar was trading on the same day at ARS$260 (purchase) and ARS$273 (sale).
