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Uruguay holidays

February 2022

  • Salvador street carnival in Pelourinho, Bahia, Brazil, South America<br>DG44H7 Salvador street carnival in Pelourinho, Bahia, Brazil, South America

    Readers' travel tips
    Celebrate good times and ancient traditions: readers’ favourite carnivals

    After a two-year, Covid-enforced hiatus, this weekend marks the start of carnival around the world. Our revellers recall celebrations of singing, dancing and orange-hurling from festas past

July 2018

  • the garden at the Plaza Constitución, Fray Bentos, Uruguay.

    Fray Bentos: a town in Uruguay – not just a meat pie

    The sleepy riverside town was once home to the food brand that began in 1863 and the industrial landscape is now a world heritage site

October 2017

  • Couple dancing tango at Baar Fun Fun. Montevideo, Uruguay.

    On the radar
    Montevideo, the other city of tango

    Though Buenos Aires gets all the limelight, tango evolved in both Uruguay and Argentina, and it was in the former’s capital that the genre’s most famous song was written. This year Montevideo is celebrating its centenary in style

October 2015

  • El Bajo

    Insider's guides
    An insider's guide to Montevideo: a mix of tranquility and vibrant culture

    From fake mayoral candidates to Candombe music to mythological sea creatures, María Zanocchi takes us on a cultural tour of the Uruguayan capital

November 2014

  • Women play and dance candombe

    Welcome to Montevideo: Uruguay’s capital moves to its own beat

    With its sleepy old town, unshowy bars and unique music scene, Montevideo is a capital city like no other. And that’s just how Vicky Baker likes it

December 2013

  • A beach at Punta del Este, Uruguay

    Peace, love and legalisation on Uruguay's fabulous beaches

  • Cannabis world

    Marijuana laws around the world: what you need to know

November 2013

  • Experts' and readers' tips
    Top 10 posadas in South America: readers' travel tips

    From cheap and cheerful to arty and stylish (but still inexpensive) readers recommend 10 great posadas in gorgeous locations, from the top to the bottom of South America

    • To add a tip for next week and be in with a chance of winning a Vango tent worth £450, go to GuardianWitness

September 2012

  • Colonia del Sacramento, Uruguay

    Colonial charm: five characterful South American towns

    South America is dotted with villages and towns full of colonial architecture and even remains of a much more ancient history. Here are five Emily McDonnell's top five

August 2011

February 2011

  • Mas Dominik carnival, Dominica

    Experts' and readers' tips
    Readers' tips: carnivals around the world

    Where in the world can you enjoy the best party before Lent? Been there readers recommend everything from a torchlit procession in Switzerland to full-on fiestas in South America

October 2010

  • apu lodge peru

    South America: Perfect posadas

  • Iguazu Falls, Argentina

    Ask Tom
    Ask Tom - your travel dilemmas answered

January 2010

  • Casa del los Limoneros, Uruguay

    Easy living on Uruguay's estancias

  • Horse riding in Panagea, Uruguay

    Gaucho riding in Uruguay

November 2009

  • Al Deir Monastery in Petra

    50 ultimate travel experiences | sites

    Mystical ruins, roads made of skeletons, desert art installations ... explorers, travel writers and tour operators remember their favourite travel moments

October 2009

  • roques-venezuela

    Unspoilt Latin American beach escapes

    Nicola Iseard picks hideaways by the sea from Nicaragua to Venezuela

March 2009

  • Horse riding along the beach in Uruguay

    Riding the Atlantic's waves

    Gauchos take Kate Kellaway on a week-long trail ride along Uruguay's stunning coast, and teach her how to herd cattle on a working farm

April 2008

  • Sun, sea, sand ... and you might even spot Shakira

    On the southern tip of Uruguay, a tiny fishing village is gaining a reputation as South America's most chic outpost. Mark C O'Flaherty rubs shoulders with the rich and beautiful in José Ignacio

February 2008

  • Wine tasting

    10 great boozy breaks

    Taste the best of the grape and the grain, from snoozing in a brewery in Germany to cycling and champagne in Reims

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