<p><a href="http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/travel/countries/uruguay-guide/" target="_blank"><br> Uruguay</a>—one of our Best Trips 2016—may be dwarfed by surrounding giants <a href="http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/travel/countries/brazil-guide/" target="_blank">Brazil</a> and <a href="http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/travel/countries/argentina-guide/" target="_blank">Argentina</a>, but it deserves attention as an oasis of stability in South America. In capital Montevideo's Old Town, Café Brasilero is a perfect spot for a <i>cortado</i>, espresso with milk.</p>

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—one of our Best Trips 2016—may be dwarfed by surrounding giants Brazil and Argentina, but it deserves attention as an oasis of stability in South America. In capital Montevideo's Old Town, Café Brasilero is a perfect spot for a cortado, espresso with milk.

Photograph by Yadid Levy, Anzenberger/Redux

Best Trips 2016 Pictures: Uruguay

Uruguay—one of our Best Trips 2016—may be dwarfed by surrounding giants Brazil and Argentina, but it deserves attention as an oasis of stability in South America.

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