uruguay

The República Oriental del Uruguay, known to most as just "Uruguay", is located near the bottom of South America's Atlantic coast.

Home to nearly 3.5 million people, the country maintains a reputation for being well-educated and socially progressive, as least as relative to its Latin American brothers. In 2009, it drew attention for its decision to grant full adoption rights to same-sex couples.

Once inhabited by the Charrúa, and later by the Guaraní, Uruguay was the site of fierce territorial contention between Spanish, Portuguese and English colonizing forces. In 1811, National hero José G. Artigas led the country’s first rebellion against the Spanish, which set in motion the sixteen-year struggle for national independence that was finally won in 1828.


Uruguay opens its arms to tourists and expatriates, many of whom blog about their lives and adventures there. Uruguay also makes appearances in many blogs about beaches, literature and soccer.

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Original Technorati articles tagged “uruguay”

• in Sports
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  by tratzenhoffer / on Mar 7, 2011
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  Uraguayan Exposition
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  by tratzenhoffer / on Jan 26, 2011

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• Cartoon of the Day: Dazzled David de Gea at fault as Liverpools Luis Suarez takes revenge on Manchester United

  
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  With only a mere three days left before the January transfer window comes to  an end, Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish will be hoping to tie-up a shocking deal for Napoli striker Edinson Cavani as an ideal replacement for the under-firing Andy Carroll. Courtesy of  footybunker.com, the Uruguayan international has ...
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• Sebastián Bruno Fernández Miglierina

  
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  Bursa Bandar  |  Agen bola  |  Bandar Bola    PROFIL PEMAIN Nama Lengkap Sebastián Bruno Fernández Miglierina Tempat Lahir Montevideo, Uruguay Tanggal Lahir 23 May 1985 Tinggi Badan 167 cm Berat Badan 65 kg Posisi Pemain Straiker Nomor Punggung 11 Klub Bola Malaga ...
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• Chory Castro

  
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  Bursa Bandar  |  Agen bola  |  Bandar Bola PROFIL PEMAIN Nama Lengkap Gonzalo Castro Irizabal Tempat Lahir Trinidad, Uruguay Tanggal Lahir 14 September 1984 Tinggi Badan 176 cm Berat Badan 72 kg Posisi Pemain Gelandang Nomor Punggung 11 Klub Bola RCD Mallorca ...
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• The worlds most ethical tourism destinations

  
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  Filed under: Activism , Mauritius , Latvia , Serbia , Bahamas , Costa Rica , Dominica , Palau , Argentina , Chile , Uruguay , Ecotourism , Consumer Activism Each year, non-profit organization Ethical Traveler conducts a survey of the worlds developing nations, analyzing their progress toward ...
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• Diego Forlan ruled out of Inters Coppa Italia clash against Genoa

  
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  The Uruguay international has suffered a new setback and will have to spend some more time on the sidelines after only recently regaining full fitness
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• Spain continue to top Fifa World Rankings ahead of Netherlands, Germany, Uruguay & England

  
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  With little football played over the last month there have not been many changes in the standings, as Vicente del Bosques World Cup winners still lead the way
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• Pablo Caceres

  
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  Bursa Bandar  |  Agen bola  |  Bandar Bola PROFIL PEMAIN Nama Lengkap Pablo Caceres Rodriguez Tempat Lahir Montevideo, Uruguay Tanggal Lahir 22 April 1985 Tinggi Badan 172 cm Berat Badan 85 kg Posisi Pemain Bek Nomor Punggung 15 Klub Bola RCD Mallorca Kebangsaan ...
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• Stuani

  
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  Bursa Bandar  |  Agen bola  |  Bandar Bola PROFIL PEMAIN Nama Lengkap Christian Ricardo Stuani Curbelo Tempat Lahir Tala, Uruguay Tanggal Lahir 12 Oktober 1986 Tinggi Badan 186 cm Berat Badan 76 kg Posisi Pemain Striker Nomor Punggung 22 Klub Bola Racing Santander ...
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• Uruguay - 1924 Olympic football Champions

  
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• Santos to sign Porto defender Jorge Fucile on year-long loan

  
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  The 27-year-old Uruguayan has not featured for the Portuguese side since November and now looks set for a return to South America with the Club World Cup finalists
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• Knitting in 2012

  
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  Tonsilitis. That was my first New Year event. It took a whole week for me to recover, so apology for not writing for a while. I am better now though! I get really frustrated when I am ill because I... Its all about knitting, sewing and spreading the happiness!
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• Vagabond Tales: Nobody plans to visit a hospital in Uruguay

  
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  Filed under: Stories , South America , Uruguay , Travel Health About the last thing that anyone wants to have happen on their vacation is to end up in the hospital. This much nearly all travelers can agree upon. Whats even more fun is ending up in a hospital in a country that speaks a foreign language, ...
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• Agent: Santos target Jorge Fucile will not stay at Porto

  
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  The Uruguayan defender has fallen out of favour at the Estadio do Dragao and his agent has remarked that a transfer is the only solution to the impasse
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• Uruguay: How to turn waste into a wallet

  
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  After running into a Uruguayan artisan who turns waste products into beautiful and useful objects, Lucía Terra shows how to turn an empty coffee bag into a wallet by  upcycling . “And 10 minutes later had my own upcycled, colorful, waterproof wallet with triple compartments for coins, small bills, and large ...
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• A Useful Life

  
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  A Useful Life is a new Uruguayan film that continues an aesthetic started by Whisky and 25 Watts , two classic Latin American films directed by fellow Uruguayans Juan Pablo Rebella and Pablo Stoll. The dry humour is there, as is the unlikely choice of leading actors and use of black and white, as well as a story ...
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• English Chaos!

  
  Dilemmas of an Expat Tutor — Authority: 395
  G. Nolst Trenité, aka Charivarius This amazing poem, containing over 800 notorious irregularities in English spelling, is better known abroad by foreigners than by native speakers.  (I only learned, myself, of its existence from foreign speakers.) The Chaos was written by G. Nolst Trenité (1870-1946), a ...
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• Attend Filmmaker Luke Holzmann’s Free Film School Course on Line

  
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  As a teacher (or even homeschooler), have you ever considered how adding filmmaking capabilites could enhance your teaching abilities with students? The only materials you need to do so are a computer with high-speed internet connection, and a simple point-and-shoot digital camera with video capabilities (although ...
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• Inter target Sevillas Martin Caceres as Maicons replacement - report

  
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  The Uruguayan has been linked with a move to Juventus but may end up joining the Nerazzurri, who are allegedly looking for a new man for the right side of the rearguard
  2 weeks ago

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