Country Info
- Montevideo
- Capital
- Peso Uruguayo (UYU)
- Currency
- 3,360,105
- Population
- UY
- Country Code
Uruguay Slideshow
Top Hotels in Uruguay
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Hotel California Montevideo
18 reviews -
Hotel Iberia Montevideo
211 reviews -
Sol de Las Canas Fray Bentos
4 reviews
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Arapey Thermal Resort and Spa Salto
61 reviews
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Terrazas de la Pedrera APT Hotel
27 reviews -
Hotel Plaza Fuerte Montevideo
184 reviews -
Joan Miro Hotel Punta del Este
12 reviews
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La Mision Colonia del Sacramento
31 reviews
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Gran Hotel Brisas Del Hum Mercedes
12 reviews
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Radisson Hotel Colonia del Sacramento
190 reviews
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Gran Hotel Fray Bentos
24 reviews
Uruguay
Travel Blogs from Uruguay, Uruguay
One Day is Never Enough
During our time in BA we decided to undertake a solitary day trip to Uraguay. We had hoped that after an hour boat ride in the early hours of the morning we would have a long day to enjoy the sites and sounds of the nice cobble stoned town of Colonia. ...
Day 87 - Uruguay
Day 87 Sunday 29th March - Uruguay Woke up at about 9am and went down to the restaurant for breakfast. It was your typical continental breakfast so, bread rolls, ham, cheese, fruit, yoghurt etc (help yourself stylee, so I did). 4000 ...
Could be in Greece
... . Slightly anxious, we set off for the highly regarded Reserva de Fauna Autoctona,which promised to showcase the indigenous animals of Uruguay in natural surroundings. The setting at the foot of the Pan de Azucar (sugarloaf) hill was beautiful and the ...
Joy and happinness
... at 9 while the other two went to repair the bike. We finished around 12 am and had a great time and learned some new things about Uruguay, carnival and food. Tomorrow we need to wake up very early, so I better take a shower and go to bed. I think I stink ...
A Photographer's Dream
Hello Hello! I took this trip to a small port town in Uruguay with our program a few weeks ago... just now getting time to update. Sorry! We took a ferry across the Rio Plata (not really a river, but rather a very wide estuary). The ferry ...
URUGUAY!
Location: Montevideo, Uruguay Km: 10,043 Day: 49 Margarita's Hair Length: 3 cm Article is in an embryonic state. El articulo esta en un estado embrionario. ...
Hippy Beach
Another place we had been told to definately visit in Uruguay was Cabo Polonio... this was a small beach restort that was full of hippies and sealions but had no electricity and running water... We took a short bus journey (1 hour) south of Punta Del ...
Adelante! Moving on to delightful Uruguay
... over. Next stop is a tiny beach town where we are hoping there will be nothing to do. Viva Uruguay! To view all the photos in this album please choose ¨view all photos¨ above or click on any photo ...
A day in mini Buenos Aires
... a combination of information, a ferry office and a left luggage depot!! Originally, we were thinking of catching the ferry to Uruguay. However, the times of the overnight buses were more convenient, so we dumped our heavy bags at the terminal and headed ...
changes
... be back to this area of the world. I love latin america But after having traveled every country from mexico down to uruguay except for venuzuala in the past year its all feeling pretty much the same thanks to globalization and the adventure and mystery ...
How much????
We arrived in Punta del Este with the mindset of just relaxing for a couple of days as the month of travelling was begining to take its toll on us,and in fairness there was no better place to kick back than here. Punta is a city located right at ...
Country number 20!
From Buenos Aires you can take a ferry across the Rio de la Plata to the town of Colonia Del Sacramento in Uruguay. So we thought, why not? It´s a very old town, originally built by the Portuguese in 1680 so that they could keep an eye on the Spanish ...
Hand of need, or aid?
after new years we decided to see what all the hype was about and check out the resort town punta del este. it was a mediocre place...pretty beaches and interesting streets. the famous "hand of uruguay" made the trip worth ...
Mate, lots of it!
... water, and have a special metal straw with a built-in strainer at the bottom, to drink it while hot. Well, here in Uruguay, this is all present in the streets. And with all-present I do mean all-present. Almost EVERYBODY is carrying a thermos and ...
Goodbye Uruguay!
It was short, but good! You're the small country nobody really knows where you are. Only 3 million inhabitants, and still you succeeded to play that well in the last workd cup! Remarkable! (compared to Brazil being able to pick it's 11 top-players out of ...
Homer was right...
... ; Maybe they have zero tolerance for non-Spanish speaking people, or maybe they are just assholes, but unfortunately these individuals earnt Uruguay the 'Rudest Country' award for 'The Trip' (nice one, dickheads). Uruguay is also in the lead in the 'Worst ...
Colonial little town
Well another short trip away, we caught a ferry across the river del plata from Buenos Airies into another country, Uruguay to this little town of approx only 20,000. Its streets are cobblestone and its right on the riverfront, it's a lovely place but ...
Hot Weather and Hot Water
Greetings from our 4th country, Uruguay! We arrived yesterday, and to our dismay found Salto's only hostel closed. Permanently. Undeterred, we headed to the nearby supermarket for lunch and a think. The results of this involved me asking the price of ...
Top ten beaches?
... 6pm here). The next day I was feeling pretty much back to normal and excited to eat because they have chicken lunch meat in Uruguay! Wooohooo no ham! Niki and I paid $50, which is an exorbitant amount of money, to swim with sea lions and ...
Un p'tit tour en Uruguay...
... been in Buenos Aires since last Wednesday (and I will tell you all about BA in another entry) and today I decided to go to Uruguay for the day since Colonia del Sacramento is only 1-hour boat ride away from Argentina. Simon decided to stay in BA and get ...
Christmas Eve
... is not great for swimming. But then there's a lovely beach less that a kilometre away...must I take responsibility for Uruguay's future? On the other hand, it could be a good investment... At breakfast I watch surfers on the beach - all ...
Crossing the Río de la Plata
... of Colonia's Barrio Histórico. Some strategically parked classic cars make the picture complete. I've totalled a mere three days in Uruguay which doesn't do much justice to this charming and inviting country. Uruguay has been a very pleasant surprise. ...
Colonia del Sacramento Uruguay
Tuesday March 22, 2005 Buenos Aires, Argentina to Colonia, Uruguay We boarded the ferry for Colonia Uruguay at 9a.m and arrived 3 hours later plus a one hour time difference. The Hotel Beltran was a few minutes from the port. It was quite a challenge to ...
Carne y Carnaval in Uruguay
... not local. It is not until it no longer happens that we realise how wearying it has been to be constantly regarded as 'strange'. Uruguay is a largely very flat country and the roads are good. As usual most people on the bus fall asleep except for me ...
A beautiful step back in time
... , with dinner over champers on the first night went down a treat! We really got amongst the no-stress laid back lifestyle that Uruguay is known for, and really just laxed and explored every inch of Colonia over the time we were here! We ate well like ...
The One in Punta del Este
... they were closed (of course). Thursday night, of course, was thanksgiving dinner!! But, imagine trying to find one of those in Uruguay. We went to the Uruguayan Yacht Club and at ethings like gnocchi, pasta, fish, and steak. Extremely delicious, but not ...
Reunion
... Tampa Bay in the morning. The only thing I know he's some kind of an engineer, he's unemployed and wanting to live in Uruguay but more importantly he brought over 100 grams of grass on an airplane from Miami to Montevideo!!!!. He didn't know if they had ...
Checking out the "Hamptons of Buenos Aires"
Punte del Este does not boast the most beautiful beaches I have ever seen, but it is glamorous town and worth a visit. I just wish I had more time here! It was a bit of a hassle to get to Punte del Este from BA, and I only spent one afternoon ...