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Uruguayan Art, Culture and Entertainment

Literature, gauchos, music, dance, sports, recreation, entertainment, education, and food and drink in Uruguay.
Cuisine of Paraguay, Uruguay and the Falkland Islands
The cuisine of South America stems from a variety of cultural backgrounds, available produce, foods and cooking styles. You'll find local favorites varying from country to country, even within regions, but you'll also find international favorites and the ubiquitous fast food places.
List of Uruguayans
This list of famous Uruguayans includes politicians, art and entertainment figures and others.
Jose Gervasio Artigas
José Gervasio Artigas is revered as Uruguay's greatest national hero. Called the Primer Jefe de los Orientales and Primer estadista de la Revolución del Río de la Plata, (First Leader of the Orientales and first statesman of the Rio de la Plata Revolution,) Artigas was born in Montevideo on June 19, 1764.
Fiesta de la Virgen de la Candelaria
The festival, sometimes lasting days, is a mix of Christian and pagan religions and is celebrated in Bolivia, Peru, Uruguay, Chile and Venezuela on February 2.
3 Medios
Skating, surfing and skydiving site.
buscaOLAS
Surf site with live cam photos and weather.
Cabalgando Letras
Sayings Uruguayan-isms and literature.
Candombe
Lively Afro-Uruguayan music site dedicated to this cultural facet of Uruguay. Listen to the audio clips.
Caza y Pesca
Hunt for dove, duck, pigeon and perdiz (partridge) and pheasant or fish in Uruguay.
Club de Canotaje IPE
Canoeing and kayaking club page.
Don Moore's Uruguayan Journal
Wonderful information about Uruguayan radio and food.
El Carnaval de Montevideo
Con una larga historia detrás que se remota por lo menos a mediados del siglo XIX, se dice que el Carnaval uruguayo (1) es el más largo del mundo (40 días). Si bien su desarrollo se extiende a todo el país con importantes eventos en varias ciudades del interior, las principales actividades se realizan en Montevideo.
El Gaucho
A study of the gaucho origins way of life physical descriptions etc. Fascinating. In spanish.
Fórmula 3 Sudamericana
Racing inforamtion for Argentina, Uruguay and Brasil.
Mario Benedetti
Poems stories photos and profile of the poet.
Moving to Uruguay
Excellent resources to get to know the country.
Mundo Latino
Portal to art, culture, business, sports, economy, politics, news, history, weather, religion, tourism and more.
planeta surf
Surf Punta de Diablo in Uruguay.
ProUruguay.com
Choose English, Spanish or Portuguese to browse the site offerings, including images, news, country information, weather, tourism and sports.
Sports
Resources by country from LANIC.
URUGUAY 2030
Countdown to the centenary celebrations of World Football (FIFA) which Uruguayans hope to host.
Uruguay Gambling Casinos
Gaming times, type of gambling games, minimum bets and other facilities for casinos in mulitple locations.
Uruguay
Life in Uruguay by www.latinworld.com.
Virtual Museum of Arts
High tech approach to museum visiting.

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