Venue
At your arrival to Uruguay:
- International flights arrive at Carrasco Airport. From there you can take a taxi, public bus, or private transfers. A taxi to the conference place will cost around 30 euros. The public bus line DM1 gets you very close to the conference center (Punta Carretas). The ticket costs around 1.5 euros and you can pay in Uruguayan cash on the bus. You can check the bus time table at the following web site ; and the bus route at http://www.montevideobus.com.uy.
- You should be able to exchange money at the airport. In most restaurants and shops you should be able to pay with credit card.
- The Carrasco Airport offers complimentary wifi.
Conference location:
INTERCOH 2017 will be held in the main room of the building "Edificio polifuncional José Luis Massera" next to the Facultad de Ingeniería, Universidad de la República.
Postal Address of the Engineering School:
Av. Julio Herrera y Reissig 565, C.P. 11300, Montevideo, Uruguay.
Montevideo - Uruguay
Montevideo is the capital of Uruguay and administrative seat of MERCOSUR. It is an attractive city of shady streets, nice combination of extensive green areas, parks and squares, classic and modern architecture, which offers countless cultural alternatives and a wide range of first class hotels. It has an area of 530 square kilometers and great part of it traverses the entire waterfront and beaches of the city, many of them very close to downtown. It has a population of about 1.320.000 inhabitants which represents 40% of the total population of the country.
Links of interest:
- Information (How to arrive)
- Places to go
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