After more intrepid stints in Argentina, Brazil and Venezuela, the take-your-time attitude of Montevideo rubs off nicely. It is by far the smallest place I've settled — 1.3 million residents barely ...

Uruguay mourned Jose Mujica's death. Thousands joined the procession in Montevideo. Mujica's coffin was carried to parliament. President Yamandu Orsi declared national days of mourning. Mujica ...

Tributes poured in from across Latin America on Tuesday following the death of Uruguay’s former president Jose “Pepe” Mujica, an ex-guerrilla fighter revered by the left for his humility and ...

Uruguay's former president Jose "Pepe" Mujica, an ex-guerrilla fighter and hero of the Latin American left, has died at the age of 89, the government said Tuesday. The humble leader -- who once ...

Jose “Pepe” Mujica, a former leftist rebel who became Uruguay’s president from 2010 to 2015, has died at the age of 89. Uruguayan President Yamandu Orsi announced his death in a social media ...

Data from Uruguay shows a rise in the number of outbreaks and people getting sick from 2021 to 2024. Information on patients and outbreaks of foodborne illness between 2021 and 2024 was recently ...

Reigning World Cup champions Argentina secured a tight 1-0 win in Uruguay on Friday as Lionel Scaloni’s side are on the brink of qualification for the 2026 World Cup. MORE — Latest scores, table in ...

Here’s how they did it. Illustration by Tim Robinson. This article appears in the April 2025 issue, with the headline “Uruguay’s Green Power Revolution.” Much of the vast landscape of ...

MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay — Yamandú Orsi, a telegenic left-leaning former mayor and history teacher, took office as Uruguay's new president on Saturday, at the helm of a government that has pledged ...

Uruguay, which has historically focused on renewable energy and currently sources over 90 percent of its electricity from renewable sources, is now initiating offshore oil and gas exploration.