Whether captured by European or African slave traders, or enslaved as prisoners during war, the Africans' fate was the sameâto be shackled, confined in a ship, and transported across the ocean and sold into a life of forced labor. Here we read from two perspectives, the enslaved and the enslaver.
This Golden Coast is a 30-mile stretch of shoreline with uninterrupted golden sands. More interesting to the would-be retiree is that Uruguayâs Costa de Oro also boasts some of the countryâs best beach towns for full-time retirement living. These shady, livable towns are affordable, safe, friendly, and welcoming.ere are a few of the benefits Uruguay, and especially its Costa de Oro, has to offer retirees: Safety and stability. At different times in its history, Uruguay has been part of Spain, Portugal, and Brazil.
Coastline: 410 miles (660 km). Highest Point: Cerro Catedral at 1,686 feet (514 m). Uruguay (map) is a country located in South America that shares its borders with Argentina and Brazil. The country is the second smallest in South America, after Suriname, with a land area of 68,036 square miles (176,215 sq km). Uruguay has a population of just over 3.5 million people. 1.4 million of Uruguay's citizens live within its capital, Montevideo, or in its surrounding areas. Uruguay is known as being one of South America's most economically developed nations.