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Odd you say? This is how Gonzalo Perez Piaggio, an economist and a professor at Deakin University, referred to the political and economic status of Uruguay while speaking with us at the Esplendor Montevideo Hotel. To begin with, Gonzalo discussed the history of Uruguay . Uruguay gained independence in 1825 and was founded on theContinue reading “An “Odd Place” in Latin America”