The wrath of Rosita. (Out of the Box).More than three years after a tanker named Rosita slammed into its main pier, Fray Bentos Fray Bentos (frī`bān`tōs), city (1996 pop. 22,577), capital of Río Negro dept., SW Uruguay, a port on the Uruguay River. It was founded in 1859 as Independencia and renamed for an 18th-century religious hermit of the region. port in Uruguay has reopened for business. The Uruguay River Uruguay River River, southeastern South America. Rising in southern Brazil, it forms the border between Argentina and Brazil and between Argentina and Uraguay. Above Buenos Aires, it combines with the Paraná River to form the great estuary of the Río de la Plata. port is considered one of the country's most important for citrus, rice and lumber, and the accident slowed its growth considerably. Some 375,000 tons of cargo passed through the port in 2001. The Uruguayan government has high hopes for the river port. It is investing US$4.5 million to extend the pier as part of a massive infrastructure overhaul. Under the program announced late last year, the government is taking bids on concessions to upgrade 1,272 kilometers of the country's roads and several bridges. If the ambitious program moves at the pace of the Fray Bentos repairs, however, Uruguayans may have to wait awhile a·while adv. For a short time. Usage Note: Awhile, an adverb, is never preceded by a preposition such as for, but the two-word form a while may be preceded by a preposition. to enjoy newly paved pave tr.v. paved, pav·ing, paves 1. To cover with a pavement. 2. To cover uniformly, as if with pavement. 3. To be or compose the pavement of. roads. |
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