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Uruguay

The Seventy Islands are part of the Rock Islands of Palau

Amazing and crowd-free: 12 of the world’s most underrated countries

Look beyond the usual destinations and you’ll find outstanding countries that offer something different, and may well be bargain-priced and uncrowded too.

  • by Brian Johnston
Carrasco International Airport.

Airport review: Carrasco International Airport, Montevideo, Uruguay

This is the airport for you if you hate tedious terminal schleps.

  • by David Whitley
Tango dancers perform in commemoration of Tango Day in downtown Montevideo,

Things to do in Montevideo, Uruguay: One day, three ways

Whether you're frugal or spendthrift, Uruguay's capital is a great place to while away a day.

  • by Stephen Phelan
Colonia's quirky El Drugstore cafe, where vintage cars have been parked outside and remodelled into seating booths.

Uruguay: South America's next big thing

It might be a short ferry ride from Buenos Aires, that’s where the similarities end.

  • by Kerry van der Jagt
Montevideo

Twenty reasons to visit Montevideo

Wedged between two South American giants, Uruguay rarely used to feature on travel itineraries.

  • by Steve McKenna
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Uruguay beach

Hot spot of serious cool

For some, Punta del Este is party central, but for others it's a place that marches to its own drumbeat, writes Aaron Peasley.

Ipanema Beach Rio de Janeiro soccer girls

Latin for beginners

It's a continent that can be intimidating and other-worldly, but it's never, ever dull, writes Steve McKenna.

The bitter-herb beverage of mate, drunk through a metal straw.

24 hours in Montevideo

With Spanish and African influences, this is one of South America's most intoxicating cities, writes Ben Stubbs.

Ancient ruins among the clouds: Machu Picchu in Peru.

Tripologist: Cash cards give you peso of mind

Would a cash card in $A be more stable against South American currencies?

  • by Michael Gebicki
Tourists enjoy the sun and water at a beach near downtown Punta del Este, Maldonado, 140 km east of Montevideo

Lifestyles of the skint

Instead of spitting chips, Ben Stubbs accepts his fate and explores a ritzy playground on the cheap.