I had never been to South America before and I decided to start in the capital and largest city in Uruguay, Montevideo. I always check the labyrinth locator website to see if there are any labyrinths nearby to visit, but at the time of this writing it only lists 2 labyrinths and neither is near here. But, I still managed to find one near my Airbnb.

I spent a month in Montevideo living in the Parque Battle neighborhood just east of Parque Villa Dolores. I want to start there. The park is part park and part free small zoo. It seems it had more larger mammals in the past but what is left is still enjoyable. You’ll find about 20 peacocks wandering around which seem to be the main attraction, but also a few monkeys including a mandrill, something I thought was a hairy pig called a peccary, 2 ostriches, many flamingos, some deer and many colorful parrots. It is very popular with families on the weekend. Here is a gallery of some of my photos from the park

I have visited mazes/labyrinths in Singapore, Thailand, Taiwan, Mexico and Spain. Now, I can add Uruguay to the list. There is a small plaza in the middle of a crossroad that converted its walkways into a labyrinth. It is called Plaza Manuel Freire. While I cannot find when it was converted to a walkable labyrinth, I can find old pictures when it was just regular walkways and benches (as recently as 2020 on Google Maps). I wouldn’t call it well maintained but I did enjoy walking it. The initial sign shows the labyrinth pathway best, with extra entrances allowing you to walk it in all 4 directions. Here are my pictures of El Laberinto de la Plaza Freire: