More tourists than ever came to Uruguay!

By Pittaluga Abogados

With 3,328,450 tourists arriving to the country in 2016, Uruguay achieved a historic record of visitors that is almost equal to its population. The 2016 number represented an increase of 12.3% over the previous year, stated ministry of Tourism, Lilian Kechichian, during a press conference.

Most visitors came from neighbor countries like (2,140,000), Brazil (432,400), Paraguay (41,500) and Chile (54,000). Visitors from other nationalities, mostly European, totaled 347,800, a similar amount to the previous year.

Montevideo, capital city of Uruguay, continues to be the main destination for tourists (29% of them), followed by Atlantic coast resort Punta del Este. All visitors left in Uruguay USD 1.824 million during 2016.

Pittaluga Abogados

Pittaluga Abogados, has initiated its professional practice 20 years ago, as an Intellectual Property Law Firm.

After some years providing a specialized and top level service for foreign clients, many of them among the world premier companies, Pittaluga Abogados obtained a recognized international prestige in said field, which convert it into one of the leaders Intellectual Property Law Firms in Uruguay.

Thus, today in P&A we take pride in emphasizing that our goal has always been and will continue being, to keep a personal relationship with our clients, considering at all times the priorities of our clients as our own, with the belief that each one of them is unique and irreplaceable.

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