Travel to Uruguay

Gaucho (cowboys)

The word “gaucho” was used in the regions of the River Plate, Argentina, Uruguay and Brazil,(although there the word is gaúcho) to name the horse riders of the planes or “pampas”, who kept cattle. The origin of this word is not very clear. “Guahu-che” is the most popular one and means “people who [...]

Uruguayan Facts

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Uruguayan women obtained the right to open separate bank accounts in 1918, before Canadian women.

Language : Castellano (spanish)

Currency : Peso
(You can use Euros or American dollars)

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The capital is Montevideo and the country has less than 3,5 million of people. [...]