The Greek company Tsakos announced it was closing its naval operations in Uruguay but will keep other investments in the South American country, it was reported in Montevideo after early versions that ...

This article was produced by National Geographic Traveller (UK). At first glance, Montevideo has much in common with Buenos Aires, lying on the opposite side of the River Plate. Football, tango and ...

Montevideo's Carrasco Airport's international status will be upgraded to a Category III B Instrument Landing System (ILS) after an investment of more than US$ 20 million. The improvement will enable ...

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 A Saturday afternoon in Montevideo’s old town feels ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... For a window into the soul of a city, take a stroll along the waterfront: Think of the Seine walkways in Paris, the Copacabana promenade in Rio or the ...

The neighborhoods of Villa Española and Peñarol in Uruguay’s capital, Montevideo, have been at the crux of fighting between local drug trafficking gangs, creating a worrying precedent in one of Latin ...

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 ...

So passionate about sharing her hometown of Montevideo with others, Dr. Daniela Ottati Reperger wrote her master's thesis on tourism in Uruguay then completed her Ph.D. dissertation on geography ...

This story is the first in a series celebrating soccer cultures around the world—and the communities shaped by them. Read more 2026 World Cup coverage here. On July 18, 1930, a 38-year-old ...