Feature / With no fossil fuel reserves to rely on and domestic demand rising, the country had to get creative—or go broke ...

Now that Yamandú Orsi, who won Uruguay's presidency takes office, he has an opportunity to make history by focusing on ...

The primary driver of Uruguay’s energy transformation was wind power, which currently makes up a stunning 38% of the country’s energy mix. At present, Uruguay’s fossil fuel plants provide ...

A good place to start is Bracco Bosca, 30 miles east of Montevideo along the vast Rio de la Plata estuary. Founded five ...

When Uruguay won the right to host the inaugural World Cup — partly based around the fact they were celebrating their ...

in which Uruguay was ranked 13th, within the spectrum of “full democracies”, being above the 8 points awarded by the ranking. The South American country obtained a score of 8.85 out of 10 last ...

The inauguration of Orsi, 57, marks the return of Uruguay’s Broad Front — a center-left mix of moderates, communists and ...

Using credit and debit cards is common in almost all shops, with the added perk of tax discounts for foreign tourists.

We must now mention another country, another small one, this one in South America. “There’s something about Uruguay,” people say. Is there ever. It is not quite a unicorn. It has a cousin in ...

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Yamandu Orsi was sworn in Saturday as president of Uruguay, returning the South American country of 3.4 million to leftist ...