The country's presidency, which announced the proposal, argued that land is a scarce and nonrenewable resource in Uruguay as it highlighted the economic importance of the agricultural sector.

The proposal was done directly to president Jose Mujica, who anticipated in public statements that Uruguay would not sell land to sovereign buyers. Concern over growing ownership of land in ...

Urugauy is facing one of its biggest-ever retail investor fraud cases, with companies peddling cattle investments accused of ...

There’s agritourism. The actual land of Uruguay cradles vineyards, working estancias (ranches), and rustic-luxe wine lodges, giving visitors plenty to see and do. In the southern town of Carmelo ...