Capital: Montevideo
Population: 3.5 million
Language: Spanish
Time: GMT-3
International Dialling Code: +598
Money: Uruguayan Peso
Visas: Not required by UK nationals
Further Information: Uruguay Natural Uruguayan Embassy in London: 0207 589 8835
Further Reading: Passion of the People? Football in South America (Verso Books, 1995), by Tony Mason
When to go: Summer is December to April and Montevideo/Punta del Este get's hot although in the interior it is slightly cooler. Winters are mild and damp.
Uruguayan cultural icons: Daniel Viglietti, Joaquín Torres García, Enzo Francescoli.
Music: Tango, Salsa, Candomblé; Candomblé combos are easily heard in Montevideo and regularly cross the river Plate to perform as do rock en espanol bands. Uruguay is also a salsa station as well as smidgens of cumbia and Shakira!!
Uruguay is a favourite destination in Globe at One acres, a haven of peace if you're used to crowded trains and roads packed to the gills. Uruguayan Serenity is what we can offer with a few days in easy going Montevideo and a time also in an outlying countryside ranch near the Uruguay river.
Globe at One are a listening, creative, modern travel company covering 19 countries across The Far East and Latin America.
Departures are available all year round due to the diverse range of destinations on offer and amendments and requests by you are
always welcome if our sample itineraries don't cover exactly what you desire.
