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Uruguayan retirees travel across America in a self-built motorhome

22.06.2026 19:50 1 min 1 source
El Diario SPA
Uruguayan retirees travel across America in a self-built motorhome
© El Diario

A retired couple from Uruguay, Silvia and Andrés, are traveling through South America in a motorhome they built themselves. They are currently in Manta, Ecuador, despite a negative experience with theft.

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Uruguayan retirees travel across America in a self-built motorhome

22.06.2026 El Diario SPA Original source

🇪🇨 Ecuador — fuel prices

Updated: 20.06.2026

Diesel

$0.75 /l

€0.65 · £0.57/l

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cheaper than 92% of countries

Petrol

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€0.67 · £0.58/l

12 of 134

cheaper than 92% of countries

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