Estancia tourism

Recently, an industry has arisen around estancia tourism that capitalizes on the traditional or folkloristic connotations associated with gaucho culture and the remaining resources of the historic estancias of Uruguay’s golden era.

Florida

Florida is a city in Uruguay.

It is the capital of the Uruguayan department of Florida, in the south of the country.

Its population is 32,128 (2004).The city was founded on 24 April 1809 with the name of San Fernando de la Florida Blanca which was later changed to just Florida. Home of the famous Piedra Alta de la Florida, the place of the Declaration of Independence in 1825, the city is also famous for San Cono’s chapel, where multitudes gather every 3rd June.There are many factories in Florida. Florida is also host of the traditional Florida’s Triathlon, one of the oldest triathlon events in the country.

Contemporary agricultural contribution to Uruguayan economy

Today, agriculture still contributes roughly 10% to the country’s GDP and is the main foreign exchange earner, putting Uruguay in line with other agricultural exporters like Brazil, Canada and New Zealand. Uruguay is a member of the Cairns Group of exporters of agricultural products. Uruguay’s agriculture has relatively low inputs of labour, technology and capital in comparison with other such countries, which results in comparatively lower yields per hectare but also opens the door for Uruguay to market its products as “natural” or “ecological.”

Campaigns like “Uruguayan grass-fed beef” and “Uruguay Natural” aim to establish Uruguay as a premium brand in beef, wine and other food products.

More destinations

* Punta del Este – South America’s most famous seaside resort
* Piriapolis – Another well-known seaside resort with hills
* Colonia del Sacramento – Former colonial city on the Río de la Plata
* La Paloma – beach and Partyort
* Cabo Polonio – sea lion colony and desert-like landscapes
* Ombuwald – “Bosque de Ombués, unique forest from the trees, soliteurs exists
* Punta del Diablo – the fishing village of shifting sand dunes
* Santa Teresa National Park – National Historical Park and beach
* Dayman – spa resort

Culture

Uruguay has an impressive legacy of artistic and literary traditions, especially for its small size. The contribution of its alternating conquerors and diverse immigrants has resulted in native traditions that integrate this diversity.Uruguay has centuries old remains, fortresses of the colonial era. Its cities have a rich architectural heritage and an impressive number of writers, artists, and musicians. Uruguayan tango is the form of dance that originated in the neighborhoods of Montevideo, Uruguay towards the end of the 1800s. Tango, candombe, and murga are the three main styles of music in this city.

Etymology

The name “Uruguay” comes from Guaraní. It has many possible meanings. Some of the proposed meanings are:

• “River of the uru” or “River of the country of the uru”: a version attributed to Felix de Azara, which suggests that the name of the country comes from the word urú, which means “bird” in the vicinity of the Uruguay River (from uru = “bird”, gua = “place of”, and y = “water”).
• “River of colorful or ‘painted’ chinchillas (birds)”: poetic interpretation attributed to Juan Zorrilla de San Martín.
• “River of those who bring food”: an anonymous version which has been popularized since the discovery of an old document written by Jesuit Lucas Marton.

When to Go

Uruguay’s main attraction is its beaches, so most visitors come in summer. Along the Río Uruguay, summer temperatures can be smotheringly hot, but the hilly interior is cooler, especially at night. Between late April and November, strong winds sometimes combine with rain and cool temperatures.

Montevideo

Montevideo is the largest city, the capital and chief port of Uruguay. Montevideo is the primate city in Uruguay, the only city in the country with a population over 1,000,000. Montevideo has a privileged harbor, one of the most important in the Americas. Also, it has beautiful beaches, like Pocitos, Buceo, Malvín, Playa de los Ingleses, Playa Verde, Punta Gorda and Carrasco. Many monuments and museums are found in the city, as well as historic buildings and squares. The city’s mayor is Ricardo Ehrlich. According to Mercer Human Resource Consulting, Montevideo is the Latin American city with the highest quality of life (followed closely by Buenos Aires and Santiago de Chile). It is the seat of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Montevideo.

Uruguay

Uruguay (official full name in Spanish: República Oriental del Uruguay; is a country located in the southeastern part of South America. It is home to 3.46 million people,^[1] of which 1.7 million live in the capital Montevideo and its metropolitan area.

It is bordered by Brazil to the north, by Argentina across the bank of both the Uruguay River to the west and the estuary of Río de la Plata to the southwest, and the South Atlantic Ocean to the southeast. It is the second smallest independent country in South America, larger only than Suriname and the French overseas department of French Guiana.

Montevideo was founded by the Spanish in the early 18th century as a military stronghold. Uruguay won its independence in 1825-1828 following a three-way struggle between Spain, Argentina and Brazil. It is a constitutional democracy, where the president fulfills the roles of both head of state and head of government.

The economy is largely based on agriculture (making up 10% of GDP and the most substantial export) and the state sector, and relies heavily on world trade. Consequently, it is affected by any change in global prices. However, Uruguay’s economy is on the whole more stable than in its surrounding states, and it maintains a solid reputation with investors.

According to Transparency International, Uruguay is the second least corrupt country in Latin America (after Chile),^[2] with its political and labor conditions being among the freest on the continent.

In November 2007 it became the first Latin American country and the second in all of the Americas to recognize same-sex civil unions at the national level. ^[3]

94.6% of the population are of European descent^[4]. Just under half of the population are declared Roman Catholics. However, the majority of Uruguayans are only nominally religious.