Ecuadorians in Uruguay

Ecuadorian Uruguayans are people born in Ecuador who live in Uruguay, or Uruguayan-born people of Ecuadorian descent.

Overview

There are some Ecuadorian-born persons living in Uruguay, for a number of reasons. Both countries share the Spanish language; their historical origins are common (part of the Spanish Empire). Uruguay is a very small, quiet country, with wide beaches on the Atlantic Ocean, so some well-off Ecuadorians choose Uruguay as their usual holiday destination, some of them even as permanent residence. There are Ecuadorian students doing postgraduate courses in Uruguay.[1] Other Ecuadorians of a lower social condition come to Uruguay in search of job opportunities, as part of a big inflow of Latin Americans coming to Uruguay.[2]

The 2011 Uruguayan census revealed 310 people who declared Ecuador as their country of birth.[3] As of 2013, there were just 18 Ecuadorian citizens registered in the Uruguayan social security.[4]

There is an Association of Ecuadorian Residents in Uruguay.[5]

Notable Ecuadorians in Uruguay
gollark: That is also not how universities here work. You apply to a course, and do that, and can maybe transfer but it's hard.
gollark: I am not in "America". We do A-levels here.
gollark: I have a rough idea. I don't know enough to narrow it down beyond physics/maths/CS/engineering.
gollark: I do university applications in about 5 months and haven't decided on anything yet. What joy.
gollark: It's a shame I don't have biology knowledge and equipment and large amounts of free time right now.

See also

References
  1. "Ecuadorian students in Uruguay". Ecuadorian embassy in Montevideo. 30 May 2014. (in Spanish)
  2. "Just arrived". EL PAIS. Retrieved 24 July 2015. (in Spanish)
  3. "Immigration to Uruguay" (PDF). INE. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 August 2013. Retrieved 6 March 2013. (in Spanish)
  4. "Foreign workers in Uruguay". EL PAIS. Retrieved 4 November 2013. (in Spanish)
  5. Asociación ecuatoriana en Uruguay (in Spanish)
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