Uruguayans in Paraguay

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Uruguayan Paraguayans are people born in Uruguay who live in Paraguay, or Paraguayan-born people of Uruguayan descent. As of 2007, there were over 1,000 Uruguayans living on Paraguayan territory, [1] a figure that notably increased a decade later. [2]

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Overview

Many Uruguayan-born persons live in Paraguay, for a number of reasons. Both countries share the Spanish language; the historical origins of both nations is common (part of the Spanish Empire until the early 19th century); both countries are members of MERCOSUR, there is no need of special migration documents, and geographical vicinity makes circulation easy.

In the decade of the 2010s there have been several Uruguayan investors purchasing productive land in Paraguay. [3]

Uruguayan residents in Paraguay have their own institutions, for instance, the Consultative Council "José Gervasio Artigas" in Asunción. [4] [5]

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References

  1. ↑ "Uruguayan residents in Paraguay". Presidency of Uruguay. 6 June 2007.(in Spanish)
  2. ↑ "Where did Uruguayans go?". El Observador. 13 August 2017.(in Spanish)
  3. ↑ "Uruguayans investing in Paraguay and Bolivia". El Observador. 12 June 2015.(in Spanish)
  4. ↑ Consejo Consultivo en Paraguay "José Gervasio Artigas" (in Spanish)
  5. ↑ "List of Consultative Councils of Uruguayans abroad". Archived from the original on 9 August 2013. Retrieved 1 November 2013.(in Spanish)
  6. ↑ "Paraguay-Uruguay relations". Brecha. 18 July 2014.(in Spanish)


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