From Tibet to South America: a Buddhist temple hidden in the Uruguayan mountains

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A mass of stone, golden roofs and ornate facade rises imposingly, defying the winds. It seems fit to crown a corner of the Himalayas, but this Tibetan Buddhist temple lies in the hills of southeastern Uruguay, the most secular country in Latin America.

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00:30This was the first American temple of Tibetan Buddhism.

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