“Atheism is a strange thing.  Even the devils never fell into that vice, for “the devils also believe and tremble” James 2:19   ~   Charles Spurgeon

Uruguay is the least religious country in South America and the sixth least religious country in the world, 42% atheist or agnostic.  That was a surprise bit of information to us.

I wanted to get the penguins, the Cape and the fjords posted as we were sailing there.  So now I’m going back to pick up the cities I had skipped to do that posting out of sequence.  The sequence in which we actually traveled is:  Rio, Montevideo, Buenos Aires, Falklands, Ushuaia, the Cape, Chilean Fjords and then Puntas Arenas, Chile which is in Chilean Patagonia (Patagonia is an area covering parts of both Argentina and Chile).  After I post Ushuaia, I will skip to Puntas Arenas and on in sequence again!!!  Clear as mud right?  Text or email me if you want anything explained better!

Independence Plaza with hero’s statue and beautiful palm trees. The tall building in the center is the Salvo Palace, a beautiful example of eclectic architecture of the day, finished in 1928. The Salvo brothers bought it, used it as an office building and it is now a condo.   Sorry for the window reflection, I try to avoid it, but when you speed by in a bus only once, I sorta take what I can get!!  You should see all the pictures I delete.