There were almost 190,000 people who chose destinations abroad where Brazil also stood out as a destination.
During the first vacations, which took place last week, the majority of Uruguayans chose Argentina as a favorite destination, followed by Brazil, A total of 186,000 people left the country, of which 155,000 did so to the neighboring country.
According to the data provided by Migrations of Uruguay and Argentina, Within the period from the 15th to the 21st of this month – which still needs to add passengers between Friday and Sunday – a total of 186,000 people left the Uruguay with international destinations.
81% of Uruguayans who left the country were destined Argentina, representing a total of 155,000 people. The majority chose routes as a means to reach the neighboring country, totaling 110,610, while the other percentage of people used other means such as river and air. Meanwhile, some 9,000 people were destined Brazil, using the points of Rio Branco, Rivera and Chuy.
Number of passengers per crossing
Since terrestrial means were the most used, the General Artigas International Bridge – which connects Paysandú with the Argentine city of Colón – was the busiest with a percentage of 24.86% representing 46,341 people. The second terrestrial medium, for its part, was the Salto Grande International Bridge – which connects Salto with the Argentine city of Concordia – with a percentage of 18.71% of the total, which represents 34,878 people.
He Libertador General San Martín International Bridge – which connects Fray Bentos with the Argentine city of Gualeguaychú – represented 15.76% of the total passengers, with 29,391 people who used that point. For his part, the Chuy passage represented 2.70% with a total of 5,026 people, while Rio Branco 1.14% with a total of 2,120.
Regarding the river environment, the most used was the Port of Cologne with 19.46%, meaning a total of 36,285 people. This is followed by Port of Montevideo with 4.24%, representing 7,901 people. Meanwhile, for the Carrasco International Airport 19,698 people passed through, 10.57% of the total passengers.
Source: Ambito
