Written by Valerita on November 7, 2008
- Every year, January 16th, my family and friends have an appointment: we prepare the mate (typical Uruguayan beverage and something that we cannot live without), buy some bizcochos (pastries), fill the gas tank and officially...
Written by Montevideana on March 7, 2008
- When planning my holidays I had just a few requirements: peace, good views, and beaches. Out of the blue my boyfriend said: "Let’s go to Aguas Dulces." I had never been to Aguas Dulces before...
Written by cheryl morris on October 19, 2000
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If you are made squeamish by machismo, are burdened by a beer gut or cellulite or hold any strong Marxist beliefs, you may want to reconsider traveling here!
This posh South American resort is...
Written by Robert Raymond Ingledew on February 5, 2007
- Uruguayans call this area the Golden Coast. Whoever has seen a sunrise or a sunset on the River Plate will easily understand why. Travelling along the River Plate from Montevideo to Punta del Este is...
Written by Robert Raymond Ingledew on January 31, 2007
- The city of Montevideo: Montevideo is a beautiful city and probably the safest capital in all Latin America. It has about one million inhabitants, while the whole country has a population of 4 million. Uruguay...
Written by Robert Raymond Ingledew on January 22, 2007
- Please keep in mind that I am updating prices from the Internet, and that it is advisable to double check rates with the hotels before travelling.
PUNTA DEL ESTE is expensive, and I have never...
Written by Robert Raymond Ingledew on January 20, 2007
- There are a number of nice places north of Punta del Este: Barra de Maldonado, José Ignacio, La Paloma, Punta Diablo, and up to the international border with Brazil at Chuy. The first two destintions,...
Written by SeenThat on November 17, 2005
- The Portuguese, who needed a port along the Rio de la Plata, founded Colonia in 1680. Nowadays it is an essential stop to everyone visiting Uruguay. The capture of the city in 1762 by the...
Written by SeenThat on November 17, 2005
- Punta del Este is just a couple of hours by bus to the east of Montevideo. Its name means Eastern Point and hints to the main characteristic of the town, which is built on a...
Written by SeenThat on November 5, 2005
- Due to decentralization efforts in the late nineteenth century, Montevideo’s sights are spread around; yet the tour is worth the effort, since many of them are extraordinary, and not only in the South...
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