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