From Uruguay

Welcome to my blog, this is my public space to share the experience of living in Uruguay, to enlighten the reader in truths and myths of this corner of the world.

The idea came to me while being abroad, and finding myself answering the same questions about my country time and time again.

If you have no clue about Uruguay at all, I'd suggest you read the intro.

Tuesday, March 27, 2007

Montevideo's Harbor (in Black and White)

Montevideo's harbor (aka "el puerto de montevideo" ) is a very interesting place, but unfortunately access is restricted. I w...

Wednesday, March 21, 2007

Rifa Arquitectura, around the world in seven months

Architecture and travelling, are not necessarily synonyms, right? Well, in Uruguay they are, sort of. Every year a group of more than 100 s...

Monday, March 12, 2007

Uncle Sam has left Uruguay

Friday 9 . Some hours before Bush's arrival. I live and work in Montevideo's downtown, here known as " El Centro ", and th...

Tuesday, March 06, 2007

Uncle Sam is coming to Uruguay

Everybody is talking about two things this week in Uruguay . The first one is Argentina's 2007 edition of Big Brother , the reality show...

Monday, February 26, 2007

Lula says it's ok for Uruguay to negotiate outside Mercosur

Lula, Brazil's current president came to Uruguay , and held a private meeting with our president Tabare Vázquez , in the countryside pre...

Thursday, February 22, 2007

Parque del Plata, Canelones

I've spent the last few days in Parque del Plata , Canelones , Uruguay , along with my familiy for the carnival holidays. Parque del P...

Tuesday, February 20, 2007

Food, Torta Frita

Continuing with the typical food series, another heavy weight in Uruguay food tradition is what we call Torta Frita . Torta Frita is a...

Monday, February 05, 2007

Pizza & Faina in Uruguay

In Uruguay pizza is not round, and slices are not triangular, well now is getting more common, but when I was a kid, round pizzas could onl...

Monday, January 29, 2007

Punta del Diablo, Rocha, Uruguay

Punta del Diablo , is a little fishermen's town, five kilometers away from Santa Teresa , and close to the border with Brazil, in the s...

Thursday, January 18, 2007

Cabo Polonio, Rocha

There's a place in Rocha, Uruguay , called Cabo Polonio . I've never been there myself, but I've always heard all sort of things...

Sunday, January 14, 2007

Santa Teresa, Rocha, Uruguay

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Sunday, December 24, 2006

La Rambla

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Tuesday, December 12, 2006

ENCE relocates pulp mill

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Thursday, November 16, 2006

Blackout

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Saturday, November 04, 2006

The iberoamerica summit

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Friday, October 13, 2006

Alive! a Uruguayan story

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Sunday, September 24, 2006

Happy Birthday From Uruguay

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Thursday, September 21, 2006

ENCE with one foot out of Uruguay

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Friday, August 25, 2006

La Noche de la Nostalgia

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Monday, August 14, 2006

To free trade with USA, or not to free trade, that's the question

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