Editing Uruguay (section)

=== Transportation ===
{{Main|Transport in Uruguay}}
[[File:Вид на монтевидеоский порт.jpg|thumb|[[Port of Montevideo]]]]
[[File:Aeropuerto carrasco.jpg|thumb|[[Carrasco International Airport]], Montevideo]]

The [[Port of Montevideo]] is one of the major [[Container port|container terminal port]]; it handles over 1.1&nbsp;million containers annually.<ref name="mp-port">{{cite web|url=http://en.mercopress.com/2009/10/14/montevideo-port-becomes-most-advanced-container-terminal-in-south-america|title=Montevideo port becomes most advanced container terminal in South America|date=14 October 2009|publisher=MercoPress|access-date=25 February 2011|archive-date=3 January 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110103100910/http://en.mercopress.com/2009/10/14/montevideo-port-becomes-most-advanced-container-terminal-in-south-america|url-status=live}}</ref> Its quay can handle {{convert|14|m|ft|adj=mid|sp=us|[[Draft (hull)|draft]]}} vessels. Nine [[Straddle carrier|straddle cranes]] allow for 80 to 100 movements per hour.<ref name="mp-port" /> The port of [[Nueva Palmira]] is a major regional merchandise transfer point and houses both private and government-run terminals.<ref name="urxxi-log">{{cite web|url=http://www.uruguayxxi.gub.uy/innovaportal/v/134/2/innova.front/logistics_infrastructure_and_communications|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110501084057/http://www.uruguayxxi.gub.uy/innovaportal/v/134/2/innova.front/logistics_infrastructure_and_communications|archive-date=1 May 2011|title=Logistics, infrastructure and communications|publisher=Uruguay XXI|access-date=25 February 2011}}</ref>

==== Air ====
[[Carrasco Airport|Carrasco International Airport]] was initially inaugurated in 1947, and in 2009, Puerta del Sur, the airport owner and operator, commissioned [[Rafael Viñoly]] Architects to expand and modernize the existing facilities with a spacious new passenger terminal with an investment of $165&nbsp;million.<ref name="airport">{{cite web|url=http://www.aic.com.uy/en/informacion-general.php|title=General Information|publisher=Aeropuerto de Carrasco|access-date=25 February 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110319234758/http://www.aic.com.uy/en/informacion-general.php|archive-date=19 March 2011}}</ref><ref name="mp-air">{{cite web|url=http://en.mercopress.com/2010/02/08/new-carrasco-terminal-among-the-most-beautiful-airports-in-the-world|title=New Carrasco terminal among the "most beautiful airports in the world"|date=8 February 2010|publisher=MercoPress|access-date=25 February 2011|archive-date=26 December 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101226165648/http://en.mercopress.com/2010/02/08/new-carrasco-terminal-among-the-most-beautiful-airports-in-the-world|url-status=live}}</ref> The airport can handle up to 4.5&nbsp;million users per year.<ref name="airport" /> [[PLUNA]] was the [[flag carrier]] of Uruguay and was headquartered in [[Carrasco, Montevideo|Carrasco]].<ref>{{cite web |date=8 September 2009 |title=Pluna: reunión de conciliación entre el Estado y Leadgate |trans-title=Pluna: conciliation meeting between the State and Leadgate |url=http://www.espectador.com/1v4_contenido.php?id=131484&sts=1 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130821024221/http://www.espectador.com/1v4_contenido.php?id=131484&sts=1 |archive-date=21 August 2013 |access-date=9 July 2010 |work=[[Espectador.com]]}} "La reunión estaba fijada en la sede de Pluna en Carrasco,"</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=http://flypluna.com/cat/en/offices-and-call-centre-41.html |title=Offices and call centre |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120722142114/http://www.flypluna.com/cat/en/offices-and-call-centre-41.html |archive-date=22 July 2012 | work=PLUNA |access-date=13 May 2010}}</ref>

The [[Laguna del Sauce Airport|Punta del Este International Airport]], located {{convert|15|km|mi|sp=us}} from [[Punta del Este]] in the [[Maldonado Department]], is the second busiest air terminal in Uruguay, built by the Uruguayan architect [[Carlos Ott]]. It was inaugurated in 1997.<ref name="urxxi-log" />

==== Land ====
The [[Administración de Ferrocarriles del Estado]] is the autonomous agency in charge of rail transport and the maintenance of the [[Rail transport in Uruguay|railroad network]]. Uruguay has about {{convert|1200|km|mi|abbr=on}} of operational railroad track.<ref name="CIA" /> Until 1947, about 90% of the railroad system was British-owned.<ref name="ur-rw">{{cite web|url=http://www.olauruguay.com/2010/03/14/uruguay%E2%80%99s-railroad-makes-a-comeback|title=Uruguay's Railroad Makes a Comeback|publisher=Ola Uruguay Real Estate and Investments|access-date=25 February 2011|archive-date=29 March 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100329064902/http://www.olauruguay.com/2010/03/14/uruguay%E2%80%99s-railroad-makes-a-comeback|url-status=live}}</ref> In 1949, the government nationalized the railways, along with the electric trams and the [[Montevideo Waterworks Company]].<ref name="ur-rw" /> However, in 1985, the "National Transport Plan" suggested passenger trains were too costly to repair and maintain.<ref name="ur-rw" /> Cargo trains would continue, but bus transportation became the "economic" alternative for travellers.<ref name="ur-rw" /> Passenger service was then discontinued in 1988.<ref name="ur-rw" /> However, rail passenger commuter service into Montevideo was restarted in 1993, and now comprises three suburban lines.
[[File:Aeropuerto Punta del Este.png|thumb|[[Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport|Punta del Este International Airport]]]]
[[Road surface|Surfaced]] roads connect Montevideo to the other urban centers in the country, the main highways leading to the border and neighboring cities. Numerous unpaved roads connect farms and small towns. Overland trade has increased markedly since [[Mercosur]] (Southern Common Market) was formed in the 1990s and again in the later 2000s.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://geoportal.mtop.gub.uy/visualizador/|title=Geoportal MTOP|website=geoportal.mtop.gub.uy|access-date=14 August 2018|archive-date=14 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180814135057/http://geoportal.mtop.gub.uy/visualizador/|url-status=live}}</ref> Most of the country's domestic freight and passenger service is by road rather than rail. The country has several international bus services<ref>{{cite web|url=http://viajeros.com.uy/|title=Viajeros!|website=viajeros.com.uy|access-date=14 August 2018|archive-date=14 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180814135058/http://viajeros.com.uy/|url-status=live}}</ref> connecting the capital and frontier localities to neighboring countries.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://catalogodatos.gub.uy/showcase/omnibus-interior|title=Omnibus Interior – Catálogo de Datos Abiertos|website=catalogodatos.gub.uy|access-date=14 August 2018|archive-date=14 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180814165928/https://catalogodatos.gub.uy/showcase/omnibus-interior|url-status=live}}</ref> These include 17 destinations in Argentina,{{NoteTag|Namely, [[Bell Ville]], Buenos Aires, [[Concepción del Uruguay]], [[Concordia, Entre Ríos]], [[Córdoba, Argentina|Córdoba]], [[Gualeguaychú, Entre Ríos|Gualeguaychú]], [[Mendoza, Argentina|Mendoza]], [[Paraná, Entre Ríos|Paraná]], [[Río Cuarto, Córdoba|Rio Cuarto]], [[Rosario]], [[San Francisco, Córdoba|San Francisco]], [[San Luis, Argentina|San Luis]], [[Santa Fe, Argentina|Santa Fe]], [[Tigre, Buenos Aires|Tigre]], [[Venado Tuerto]], [[Villa María, Córdoba|Villa María]], and [[Villa Mercedes, San Luis|Villa Mercedes]]}} 12 destinations in Brazil{{NoteTag|Namely [[Camboriú]], [[Curitiba]], [[Florianópolis]], [[Jaguarão]], [[Joinville]], [[Pelotas]], [[Porto Alegre]], [[Quaraí]], [[São Gabriel, Rio Grande do Sul|São Gabriel]], São Paulo, [[Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul|Santa Maria]], and [[Santana do Livramento]].{{pb}}(Santana do Livramento has open borders with the Uruguayan city of [[Rivera]]. There are no physical barriers or immigration checkpoints inhibiting movement between or within the two contiguous cities, despite each one belonging to separate national jurisdictions.)}} and the capital cities of Chile and [[Paraguay]].<ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.trescruces.com.uy/horarios-destinos/ |title = Horarios y Destinos |website = www.trescruces.com.uy |date = November 2016 |access-date = 14 August 2018 |archive-date = 14 August 2018 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180814135157/https://www.trescruces.com.uy/horarios-destinos/ |url-status = live }}</ref>