"Uruguay - País Natural" Uruguay by mcaffa

Uruguay Travel Guide: 1,399 reviews and 3,304 photos

Uruguay

Uruguay may be a small country but it has impressive artistic and literary traditions. International acclaim has greeted artists such as Pedro Figari, a painter of bucolic scenes, and José Enrique Rodó, arguably the nation's greatest writer. Theater is popular and playwrights such as Mauricio Rosencof - a former Tupamaros founder tortured by the military government in the 1970s - are prominent in cultural life. Most of the country's musical and dance traditions (folk songs, polkas, waltzes, tangos, etc) came from Europe but developed local hybrids. Football is a national obsession.

Uruguayans who profess a religion are almost exclusively Roman Catholic, but the Church and state are officially separate. Other religions have made small inroads: There is a small Jewish community in Montevideo, several evangelical Protestant groups and traces of Sun Myung Moon's Unification Church.

Uruguayans are voracious meat eaters and the parrillada (beef platter) is a national standard. Another standard is chivito, a tasty and substantial steak sandwich with all the trimmings. Typical snacks include olímpicos (club sandwiches) and h?ngaros (spicy sausage wrapped in a hot dog roll). Tea or mate is quaffed in enormous quantities. Clerico, a mixture of white wine and fruit juice, and medio y medio, part sparkling wine and part white wine, are popular, and the beer is pretty good.

Mi Montevideo

Palacio Salvo, Montevideo

Hi, I'm Margaux. I was born and raised in Wisconsin, USA and am half Uruguayan. I have spent much time in Uruguay over the last several years and had the pleasure of living there in 2003-04. I continue to spend my summers there every year.

Uruguay is an absolutely beautiful country rich with culture and a strong warmth among the people.

BE SURE TO VISIT MY URUGUAYOS DEL MUNDO PAGE!!http://groups.yahoo.com/group/uruguayosoftheworld/

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Pros and Cons

Pros:The beaches, the "rambla", the "mate", the "candombe", the relaxing atmoshpere, the people.
Cons:The economy
In a nutshell:South America's best kept secret

Last visit to Uruguay: Feb 2006
Intro Updated Feb 18, 2007
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The Cerro Things to Do (5)

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Dancing, Drinks and Style Nightlife (3)

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La Rambla Things to Do (5)

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JohnniOmani Jan 29, 2008 at 3:37 PM

Fantastic Page :) I cant wait to hit up Argentina/Uruguay this March :) Cheers for the info ;) John
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kyoub Dec 10, 2007 at 2:17 PM

Having another look at your Uruguay page. Planning to go there soon.
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Kid-A Dec 4, 2007 at 3:12 AM

Thanks for the info on Uruguay. I enjoyed looking at your pages :) Greetings from Germany, Brian
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bramond Sep 11, 2007 at 7:44 PM

thanks.....i'm going to spend the winter in uruguay/argentina & like the low key discoveries....both for their relaxing nature & the people who live there......buen viaje....miguel from michigan
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barryg23 Jul 1, 2007 at 4:01 AM

Very helpful tips on Uruguay. We're spending 7-10 days here during our trip to South America. I know very little about Uruguay so looking forward to learning!
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umashanker May 28, 2007 at 9:06 PM

Great tradition of mate,Thanks .
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rdney99 May 3, 2007 at 6:52 AM

very nice pictures and interesting info on Uruguay- looks like an underated country.- Tony from Oconomowoc, WI.
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Tom_In_Madison May 3, 2007 at 6:41 AM

Nice tips. Wish I had more time to check out Uruguay. I'll be down there in a week. Ciao from Wisconsin.;)
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jokeyjodi Jan 25, 2007 at 1:41 AM

I am trying to find an auditorium that seats 800 people and has a red canopy that is often refered to as The Tongue, and is located in a public park. I know it is in Banda Oriental (?) in South America, but don't know where to find it exactly.
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frankcanfly Jul 10, 2006 at 2:32 PM

You have great Uruguay tips... Very helpful. I just tried the 'mate' I brought home.... very interesting!