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This is the journal of The Southron, an American Emigrant from Florida who has spent the last decade living in the West Indies, former Yugoslavia and Costa Rica. He moved to Montevideo, Uruguay at the end of February 2006...

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Archive for May, 2008

Memorial Day Thoughts

Posted by southron on May 24th, 2008

Monday is the Memorial Day holiday in the United States. It is a holiday which honors those who gave their lives fighting in America’s wars.
Even though I am NOT a fan of post Ronald Reagan America, I cannot help but wonder what kind of world we would live in, even here in Uruguay, without […]

Bringing Household Goods Duty-Free—PART TWO

Posted by southron on May 24th, 2008

Judging from the phone calls and conversations I have had, it seems as if some people just don’t understand (or refuse to understand?) plain English.
In my previous post, I quoted attorney Mark Teuten as saying, in part, that housebhold goods…”can be brought in free of tax within 6 months of the grant of permanent residence.” […]

Bringing Household Goods Duty-Free

Posted by southron on May 17th, 2008

For months there has been a discussion regarding rules on bringing household goods into Uruguay duty-free.  As usual, there are many conflicting sources–even among the various websites hosted by the Uruguayan government and its consulates in various countries.
Attorney Mark Teuten graciously volunteered to do the legal research for us and provide us with a definitive […]

Panama versus Uruguay

Posted by southron on May 4th, 2008

Very early this past Thursday morning I returned home to Uruguay after a 12 day trip to Panama. I had not been there in four years and was interested to compare it to Uruguay since it had been the prime alternative to moving here.
Panama was incredible! It was the most dynamic city I […]


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