First published in 'The Oldie', March 2008

Carrasco, a suburb twelve miles east of Montevideo, is sandwiched between the Rio de la Plata to the south and Avenida d’Italia to the north. Leafy avenues lead down to the river, where the broad sidewalk of La Rambla welcomes joggers and walkers. Couples in elegant tracksuits drive their BMWs to the Carrasco Lawn Tennis Club, and in the Pilates class at the Cottage Hotel, ladies discuss the latest Botox clinics.

But there are signs that this opulence is not all that there is to life in Montevideo.

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