NombreAmberMeghani

Fecha2/24/16

Hora5

ProjectInstructionsWorldTravelUnit6
Youhavewona$3500granttovisitaSpanishspeakingcountry.Beforeyoucango,acommitteeneedsto
makesurethemoneywillbespentwiselyoncostsdirectlyrelatedtoyourtravel.Youarepreparingan
informativevisualreportforthem,thatneedstoincludethefollowingdetailsinSpanish.Tofindthecountry
information,Irecommendthefollowingwebsites:
CultureGrams

ABCClio

Eachstudentwillresearchthecountryassignedtohim/her.Youmustincludethefollowingpiecesof
information:

Myassignedcountryis
Uruguay

Eachstudentwillresearchthecountryassignedtohim/her.Youmustincludethefollowingpiecesof
information:

Mostrecentpopulationcount

3,341,893

Whatformofmonetarycurrencydotheyuse?

Lookuptheexchangerate.Howmuchoftheircurrencywouldyougetifyoutradedin$100?

(yearcompleted)
2015
Uruguayanpeso

3198.50UruguayanPeso

Dotheymeasuredistanceinmilesorkilometers?
Kilometers

Listatleast3ofitslargestcitiesAlsolistpopulationofeach.

Montevideo1.4million

Salto100,000

Paysandu73,000

List3majortouristattractions&brieflyexplainwhatitis.(couldbepopularplacesorevents)

ColoniadelSacramentowasfoundedbythePortuguesetodefendtheirinterestsagainst
theSpanishin1680.

TheMatrizChurchistheoldestpublicbuildinginMontevideo,thecapitalofUruguay.

PradoisMontevideosmosttraditionalandprettiestpark.

Whattimezoneisthecountrylocatedin?

Howmanyhoursaheadorbehindourtime?Ex:ifitsmidnighthere,whattimeisitthere?

3:00AM

UruguayTime(UYT)

Totaltimedifference=

3
hoursahead

Costofplaneticket
LeavefromtheclosestairporttoSanAntoniowithadirectflighttoyourdestination.You
wantthe
cheapestprice
withthe
leastamountoftraveltime
(includinglayoverordrivetime).Avoidswitching
airlinesunlessabsolutelynecessary.DateyouchoosetoleaveSanAntonio
4/6/16

Airlinewithleastexpensiveflight:

Aeromexico/LANAirlines

Totalprice(withtaxesandfees)ofaflighttoyourcountry?
$894.76

Feesforcheckedbaggage?Explain.

Uptotwobagsfree.

CityAirportflightdepartsfrom:
SanAntonio
timeofdeparture
1:05

PM

Changeplanes?

MexicoCity,Mexico
Layoverduration
8
hours

Changeplanes?
SaoPaolo,Brazil
Layoverduration
22
hours

Arrivaltimeatfinaldestination
12:10

PMTotaltraveltime:
45
hours

Lodging:

Lookathotelsinyourdestinationcity.List2choicesthataredrasticallydifferentfromoneanother.

Nameofhotel
ArmonSuitesHotel
Distancefromairport
9.14miles
Costpernight(calculateintoUS
dollars!)$
79

Circlethestatementsthatapply:bedroomhasprivatebathroomairconditioninginroom
nonsmokingroom
busto/fromairport

Nameofhotel
PocitosPlazaHotel
Distancefromairport
9.02miles
Costpernight(calculateintoUS
dollars!)$
77

Circlethestatementsthatapply:
bedroomhasprivatebathroom

airconditioninginroom
nonsmokingroombusto/fromairport

Lookatyouthhostelsinyourdestinationcity.

Nameofhostel
PuntoBerroHostelPocitos
Distancefromairport
8.2miles

Costpernight(calculateintoUSdollars!)$
14
#ofpeopleperroom?
6
Circletheallthatapply:bedroomhas
privatebathroom
airconditioninginroom

nonsmokingroom

busto/fromairport

Whichoneisbesttostayin?Explainwhyyoucametothisconclusion:
Thehostelprovidesthemost
amenitieswhilehavingthelowestcostpernight.

Describe3optionstotravelaroundwhileyouarevisitingthecity.Howmuchdoesittypicallycost?

1.
Bus:6.16USDollars

2.
Taxi:22USDollars

3.
Ferry:68USDollars

Whatrestaurantsareratedhighest?Choose3vastlydifferentrestaurantsinthecitytoeatat.1should
servetraditionalfoodfromthecountry.

1.
Primuseum:SouthAmericanCuisine

2.
Ruffino:ItalianCuisine

3.
AshotShawarma:MediterraneanCuisine

Whatplaceswillyouvisit?Givedetailsfromeachofthecategoriesbelow.

Museum:
MuseoNacionaldeArtesVisuales

Concert:
RickyMartin
Culturalevent/celebration
SemanaSanta

Historicalsite1
PlazadeToros

Historicalsite2
LaMano

Outreach/communityinvolvement
LaHerrudera

outdoor/adventureactivity
ZoodelaCiudaddeSalto

Internetcafeplacetoreportyourdiscoveriesonline(yourcellphonewillnotwork)
Millennium
InternetCafe