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Oriental Republic of Uruguay, a small country in South America.

Departments in Uruguay [ departamentos ]: Artigas, Canelones, Cerro Largo, Colonia, Durazno, Flores, Florida, Lavalleja, Maldonado, Montevideo, Paysandu, Rio Negro, Rivera, Rocha, Salto, San Jose, Soriano, Tacuarembo, Treinta y Tres.

Uruguay is bordered by Brasil to the north, the Uruguay River to the west, the estuary of the Río de la Plata [Silver River ] to the southwest, with Argentina on the other bank of both, and finally the South Atlantic Ocean to the southeast.

Capital of Uruguay: Montevideo


car hire, lodging in uruguay [ hostels, hotels ], travel agencies, travel guides, transportation / traveling to uruguay

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Car Rentals Uruguay

 Avis
World's second largest general-use car rental business, providing business and leisure customers with a wide range of services.
 Hertz

Hostels Uruguay

 Hostelbookers  - Great Hostels, Free booking, Fast & Easy to use
Hostelbookers.com is one of the worlds largest online booking services for hostels. All hostels you see here are offering realtime prices and availability.

Hotels in Uruguay

 All-hotels.com 
 Expedia.com

 Smooth Hound Systems
A wide range of holiday and business accommodation Worldwide. Bed & breakfast room rates to suit all pockets

Tour Operators / Travel Agents

 Tara Tours [ CT ] - Exotic destinations in South America
 Tucan Travel
If you have an adventurous spirit, a strong sense of fun, a desire to embrace new cultures and long to see the world as it really is, then come and take the adventure of a lifetime with us and lose yourself in Uruguay.



 Last Frontiers - a small, specialist Tour Operator for Latin America

 Discover Uruguay from Hartford, CT, USA
Uruguay the Country, Uruguay Travel Info, Hotels & Condos, Vacation Packages, & Photos of Uruguay

Travel Guides Uruguay / Related Books

Books about Uruguay 

Lonely Planet Argentina Uruguay and Paraguay - by Sandra Bao & Sandra et al Bao
This guide contains information needed for a visit on any budget: getting there and around; history and culture; accommodation; local cuisine; places and times to visit; prices to pay; health and safety advice and indispensable maps. 
Paperback: 768 pages; Publisher: Lonely Planet Publications; 4th edition (April 2002); Language: English; ISBN-10: 1740590279; ISBN-13: 978-1740590273
Uruguay (Discovering South America) 
James D. Henderson (Foreword), Charles J. Shields
Presents information on the geography, history, economy, and people of Uruguay. Includes a chronology, recipes, project ideas, and more.
Reading level: Ages 9-12; Library Binding: 63 pages; Publisher: Mason Crest Publishers (February 2003); Language: English; ISBN-13: 978-1590842904

Transportation / How do I travel to Uruguay

 Montevideo Carrasco International Airport

  Airline Tickets / Bargain Flights

 Buquebus
Fast coaches connecting Buenos Aires with Uruguayan cities: Colonia, Montevideo, Punta del Este and Piriapolis.

 Maps of Uruguay [ Uni Texas - Perry-Castañeda Library - Map Collection ]


Links 

 Travel Insurance - online travel and holiday insurance for UK and Irish residents

 Ministerio de Turismo del Uruguay - País Natural
Conozca Uruguay, Turismo rural y ecológico, Ciudad y negocios, Sol y playa, Histórico cultural, Turismo termal, Circuitos Turísticos.

 Presidencia de la Republica Oriental del Uruguay - President of Uruguay

 Montivideo - Capital City Uruguay - Montivideanos 

 Artigas Departemento
 Canelones
 Cerro Largo
 Colonia
 Durazno
 Flores
 Florida
 Lavalleja
 Maldonado
 Montevideo
 Paysandu
 Rio Negro
 Rivera
 Rocha
 Salto
 San Jose
 Soriano
 Tacuarembo
 Treinta y Tres

 Carmelo
 Colonia
 Merdedes City
 Piriapolis
 Punta Del Este - Puntaweb - Punta del Este en la Web!
 Tacuarembó

 Tango in Montivideo -  Homepage Ulrike + Eckart Haerter 
Tango in Montevideo differs a good deal from Tango in Buenos Aires. What you'll notice very soon in Montevideo is the almost complete absence of show tango. If Buenos Aires is the 3 Star Restaurant of the tango with all the pomp and circumstances that belong to an establishment like that, Montevideo is the restaurant of affectionately made regional cooking that you'll like for a lifetime. Here tango is an element of life, so natural and unobtrusive that nobody gets the idea it could need a refinement ......

Cuisine - Uruguayan Cooking

Uruguay reflects European traditions in some of its cuisine, as well as influences from neighboring countries. Meat is a staple at meals and parilladas are common. Local sausages are very tasty.

 Red Uruguay - Recipes / Recetas
'En esta sección pretendemos dar un vistazo a la cocina uruguaya en general. No seremos muy estrictos en lo que se refiere a las recetas realmente autóctonas de la cocina nacional. Aunque estas receta si podrán encontrarse aquí, nos referiremos en un sentido mucho más amplio a la cocina que conforma la dieta diaria de los uruguayos. Esperamos que nuestros compatriotas en las más lejanas tierras y aún los extranjeros puedan disfrutar de esta sección de recetas'.
 Uruguay For The Gourmet Traveler
Popular Foods & National Cuisine [ Asado, Chivitos, Dulce De Leche ], Popular Beverages & National Drinks [ Yerba Mate ], Best Dining Destinations [ Montevideo, Punta Del Este ]
 Wines of Uruguay

History of Uruguay

Independent from Brasil: 25 August 1828.

The only inhabitants of Uruguay before European colonization of the area were the Charrua Indians, a small tribe driven south by the Guarani Indians of Paraguay.
The Spanish discovered the territory of present-day Uruguay in 1516, but the Indians' fierce resistance to conquest, combined with the absence of gold and silver, limited settlement in the region during the 16th and 17th centuries.

 Uruguay's History - Wikipedia
Pre-Colombian times in Uruguay and the colonization, Uruguay's Struggle for independence, 20th century, Modern Uruguay

 Museo del Indo y del Gaucho, in Tacuarembó
Has collections of Native American and gaucho art, weapons, and implements.
 National Historical Museum
Known for its collection of engravings, maps, coins, and native Uruguayan material

Music, Art & Culture, Events & Entertainment

Uruguayan folk and popular music reflect the mood of the people and of the land. One of the foremost musicologists of Latin America is Francisco Curt Lange, who has collected and published hundreds of the region's folk songs.

The gaucho - South American cowboy - has been the subject of folklore and music.

 Culture of Uruguay - Arts, Literature, Religion, Language
The Far Horizons: Thirty Years Among The Gauchos Of Uruguay  
Christopher Empson, Renee Scott (Editor)
The setting of this memoir Empson is rural life in the beginning of the century, which was undergoing immense changes as a result of the modernization that was reaching the River Plate countryside. Modernization brought drastic changes in the life of the gauchos, who "were accustomed to hunting calves freely under the open sky of the unfenced pampa, to eating the best meat and discarding the rest for the sole obligation of delivering the hide to the owner. Things changed" The life of the gauchos in Argentina and Uruguay inspired a considerable number of authors whose work is grouped in what is known as Literatura Gauchesca. Empson writes of life in rural Uruguay and tells of his own experiences. Like many texts written by Spanish conquistadors more than five centuries ago, Empson's memoir is about the encounter between a European and the American land. In this encounter, the newcomer is seduced by what he sees and in his golden years feels the necessity to register his experiences....
Paperback 320 pages (December 1, 2002); Publisher: Rozenberg Publishers; Language: English; ISBN: 9051706324
The Teatro Solis: 150 Years of Opera, Concert and Ballet in Montevideo 
E.Thomas Glasow (Foreword), Susana Salgado, Julio Maria Sanguinetti (Preface)
The Teatro Solis in Montevideo, Uruguay - established in 1856 and still operating - is the oldest theatre in the Americas. Solis audiences thrilled to the lyricism of many of the great singers of the 19th century, among them Adelina Patti, Romilda Pantaleoni, Gemma Bellincioni and Enrico Caruso, accompanied by a 285-member company. Programmes also featured orchestra and dance: the theatre played host to dancer Vaslav Nijinsky's last stage performance and presented Puccini, Mascagni, Saint-Saens and Richard Strauss. Susana Salgado's historical account features anecdotes, reviews and illustrations. There is a complete narrative chronology of performances, indexed by performer and work.
Paperback 400 pages (June 2003); Publisher: Wesleyan University Press; Language: English; ISBN: 0819565946
 Uruguayan Folk Ballet - homepage [ Australia ]
The Group started in 1984 for the great need of not only maintaining Urugayan culture and traditions but to share that culture with this Multicultural Australia in order to give them an idea of what our culture is about and obviously to preserve it for generations to come through their children.
Uruguay Y Su Musica, Vol. 1,
Various Artists - To hear a song sample, click on the song titles
Audio CD (April 13, 1994); Label: Ans; ASIN: B000007WBM; Catalogue Number: ANS130172

Web Portal / Uruguayan Search Engine

 Uruguay Total - El Portal de los Uruguayos - Web Portal / Directory
 Uruguay.com - Para uruguayos en todo el mundo - Directory
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