Uruguay

Airport review: Don't expect too much from this fun-sized airport

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

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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.

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Stephen Phelan

COLOUR HIT: Inside Colonia's quirky El Drugstore cafe.

South America's next big thing

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

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Kerry van der Jagt

Inside Colonia's quirky El Drugstore cafe.

Overlooked South American country could be its best

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

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Twenty reasons to visit Montevideo

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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Population:

3 million

Capital:

Montevido

Official Language:

Spanish

Electricity:

Type C (or Europlug) is a two-wire plug that has two round pins. It fits into any socket that accepts 4.0 – 4.8 mm round contacts on 19 mm centres. Type F (also known as a Schuko plug) has two 4.8 mm round pins spaced 19 mm apart. Type I has two flat pins in a V-shape as well as a grounding pin. A version of the plug, which only has the two flat pins, exists as well. Type L has two variations: The 10 amp version has two round pins that are 4mm thick and spaced 5.5 mm apart, with a grounding pin in the middle. The 16 amp version has two round pins that are 5 mm thick, spaced 8mm apart, as well as a grounding pin.