She travelled to Montevideo, Uruguay's capital, for Mr Mujica's inauguration, an important symbolic gesture.
The Secretary-General departed Buenos Aires on the afternoon of 14 June by boat for Montevideo, Uruguay.
Ports vary widely too: Montevideo in Uruguay, Panama and the main Colombian and Chilean ports are efficient, others much less so.
The demographic imbalance is most visible in Montevideo, Uruguay's capital city, home to 1.3 million people or nearly 40% of the country's population.
And at a conference in Montevideo, Uruguay's capital, earlier this month, Bank officials gave a cautious welcome to regional trade pacts such as Mercosur.
Mexico and France met in the first ever World Cup finals match in Montevideo, Uruguay in 1930, with Les Bleus cruising to a 4-1 victory, but this keenly contested encounter was never likely to reproduce such a scoreline.
This meeting for the Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) region is organized by the Regional Office of UNESCO in Montevideo and the Government of Uruguay.
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Hace unas semanas, durante un viaje a Uruguay, pude visitar la escuela Grecia de Montevideo y observar a los alumnos hacer sus tareas.
The ceremony was opened by the Minister of Foreign Relations, Mr Luis Almagro, the Minister of Education and Culture, Mr Ricardo Ehrlich, Mr Alberto Breccia Secretary of the Presidency of the Republic of Uruguay, Ms Graciela Jorge, Executive Secretary of Human Rights of the Presidency of the Republic of Uruguay and Mr Jorge Grandi Director of UNESCO Montevideo.
Relations between Uruguay and Argentina have recently been strained because of concern in Montevideo over what it sees as protectionist measures enforced by Buenos Aires.
However, news reports in Argentina and Uruguay claimed that Antonini Wilson's hotel bills and other expenses in Montevideo had been paid for by the Venezuelan oil company, PDVSA. A warrant has been issued for Wilson's arrest by an Argentine court and Prosecutor Luz Rivas Diez said she wants to have him detained so he can answer questions about the cash.
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Meanwhile, the United States qualified for the 2011 Rugby World Cup with a 27-6 victory over Uruguay in Fort Lauderdale, having won the first leg 27-22 in Montevideo a week ago.
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