Eleos Arete Citrini answers [missing post]

[Eleos Arete Citrini]

My brief research several months ago led me to believe that if I ever were to move to South America, it would probably be Uruguay. It’s the most Swiss-like country there by far (I’ve lived in Switzerland all my life and think that I wouldn’t be happy for long in a country that is too different from Switzerland). From wikipedia:

Uruguay is a developed country with a high-income economy, and is ranked first in Latin America in democracy, peace, low perception of corruption,^[11] and e-government.^[12][13] It is first in South America when it comes to press freedom, size of the middle class, and prosperity.^[11] On a per-capita basis, Uruguay contributes more troops to United Nations peacekeeping missions than any other country.^[11] It is the lowest ranking South American nation in the Global Terrorism Index, and ranks second in the continent on economic freedom, income equality, per-capita income, and inflows of FDI.^[11] Uruguay is the third-best country on the continent in terms of Human Development Index, GDP growth,^[14] innovation, and infrastructure.^[11] Uruguay is regarded as one of the most socially progressive countries in Latin America.^[15] It ranks high on global measures of personal rights, tolerance, and inclusion issues,^[16] including its acceptance of the LGBT community.^[17] The country has legalized cannabis, same-sex marriage and abortion. Uruguay is a founding member of the United Nations, OAS and Mercosur.

[Pablo]

I know Uruguay well (my father used to own a house near Colonia del Sacramento) and I would agree with your assessment. Montevideo is about two hours away from Buenos Aires by ferry, so an additional advantage is relative proximity to a major metropolis.