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🏗️ How we bought a plot of land in Uruguay01.07.2026 · Four months searching near Piriápolis, a 1,000 m² plot outside town, two escribanos and almost three months waiting for registration. Our experience, not legal advice. → 🏗️ What documents we needed before building a house in Uruguay01.07.2026 · Our route through an agrimensor, UTE, OSE, architects, the Maldonado intendencia and BPS before building our house near Piriápolis. → 🏗️ How we found builders and started the foundation in Uruguay01.07.2026 · Turnkey quotes, a 1.5-metre slope, expensive foundations, BPS and the builders who found a workable solution for our plot near Piriápolis. → 🏗️ How we built the shell and moved into an unfinished house in Uruguay01.07.2026 · Concrete columns, a two-stage slab, poured walls, a $1,200 septic system, a $6,000 roof and our move into the unfinished shell. → 🏗️ How we moved into an unfinished house in Uruguay01.07.2026 · Our first days with OSB instead of windows, mattresses on concrete, a wood stove, Starlink, an outdoor tap and winter nights around 12°C. → 🏫 Advice for teenagers moving abroad with their parents01.07.2026 · Practical advice from my experience: learn the language, keep one personal anchor, talk honestly with your parents and allow time to adapt. → 🏫 What school in Uruguay is like from inside 11th grade01.06.2026 · Uruguayan school through the eyes of a student in 11th grade: ordinary weekdays, Fridays, rules and atmosphere. Renat's personal experience. → 🏫 Adapting after the move: language, friends and mindset01.06.2026 · What can be difficult for a teenager after moving to Uruguay: language, social circles and a different mindset. My experience in Piriápolis. → 🇺🇾 What our move to Uruguay actually cost01.05.2026 · Five people and a dog: papers, Zurich–Buenos Aires tickets, the ferry, Piriápolis, housing, paperwork. How it added up for us — no gloss. → 🇺🇾 Why we chose Uruguay, not Argentina01.05.2026 · We wanted Argentina: visa, refusal, Buenos Aires, the bus, slums, the ferry. How we ended up in Uruguay and why we stayed. A personal story, not a country ranking. →