PUNTA DEL ESTE, Uruguay (JTA) — Known across South America as a beach oasis for the elite, and more recently as the site of Donald Trump’s first residential development on the continent ...

It might feel like a big move to escape the United States and head for Uruguay. But, when you are living in Uruguay as an ...

The Uruguayan large-circulation daily El País has reported the sighting of orcas off the coast of Punta del Este. The newspaper indicated a group of sailors had spotted the killer whales swimming ...

Uruguayan authorities reported Wednesday the discovery of a dead 15-meter whale on the River Plate beach of Colonia, believed to be the first such discovery in the past 100 years. The mammal ...

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Using credit and debit cards is common in almost all shops, with the added perk of tax discounts for foreign tourists.