The Best Uruguay History Books of All Time

The only guide to Uruguay by an author based full-time in Uruguay. Mentioned in the New York Times, BBC, National Geographic, Le Figaro, Decanter and more. Written by a Brit with all the contacts and knowledge accrued over two decades, this guidebook is indispensable for getting the most out of Uruguay as a visitor or expat. Isn’t this guide out of date? Not at all. With the end of the pandemic in sight, the author reviewed the guide in September 2021. The beauty of buying a guidebook by a local. The very few updates required are collected here: https://www.guruguay.com/uruguay-guide-updates along with a few new recommendations.

The Uruguay guides with passion and soul. The Guru'Guay Guides are not endless dry lists. You have limited time. So the author selects only the very best or the most curious places and then goes into serious detail—so you can make travel decisions with confidence. The guide describes each destination, where to stay and eat, things to do, how to get there and features important 'what you should know' advisories. So easy to read, readers often devour a Guru'Guay guide in one sitting. Uruguay’s beaches. Uruguay has an extremely short high season. The rest of the year you'll have the beach to yourself. Roam the hippie hideaways of Rocha, commune with seals in Cabo Polonio and check out Jose Ignacio, frequented by the likes of Mark Zuckerberg. Off-season most seaside restaurants and hotels close down. On a mission to improve the beach economy, the guide only includes great hotels and restaurants open all year. Gaucho territory. Uruguayans refer to anywhere beyond Montevideo and the coast as “Uruguay profundo”. The land is untouched and you may pass more gauchos on horseback than cars on the two-lane highways. Take a few days to kick back at a traditional cattle ranch or estancia. The Guru'Guay guide covers estancias to suit all tastes—from a rustic ranch owned by a gaucho couple, to the grand estancia of an Austrian-Uruguayan family with a lovely pool and capybaras in the garden, to a 'million-star' vegetarian inn specialising in adventurous horse rides in the stunning Rocha hills. An chart will help you choose the estancia that best suits your dream holiday. The friendliest wineries. If you haven't tried Uruguayan wine yet, maybe it's because the entire wine production of Uruguay is equivalent to just one medium-size vineyard in neighbouring Argentina! A winery visit is uniquely friendly and personal. Your host will often be the wine-maker, the great grandchild of Italian immigrants, who still bottles their award-winning wines by hand. The dedicated wine traveller will love the lists of the best Uruguayan wines by local experts. Foodies – you've found your guide. This is where Guru'Guay really comes into its own, uncovering unique eateries in a country primarily known for its beef. Practical tips. To make your stay stress-free and save you money, chapters include:. Getting to Uruguay including flying, the ferry or coming overlandHolidays and festivals The best festivals and where to stay close byWhat to bring So you save space for the wine you'll want to take homeDriving and car hire including estimated drive times—GoogleMaps can be way outFood and drink What eating out costs, mealtimes and ten traditional dishesStaying healthy Essential tips on marijuana etiquetteCaveat regarding maps Why the author recommends picking up free paper maps at regional tourist centres when you arrive.Make your leisure planning stress-free and have an unforgettable time in one of South America's least-explored destinations using a Guru'Guay guide.

Uruguay remains a curious case in world football. Early Olympic and World Cup triumphs made it the game's first global power, and the small country has punched above its weight ever since. But the story behind its success is untold. In this first English-language history of Uruguayan football, Martin da Cruz maps the game's journey from exclusive British pastime to Uruguayan national passion, bringing to life the teams, players and personalities who helped create one of the world's most intense sporting cultures. From the start, football was intimately tied to Uruguay's national story.

Wedged between giants Argentina and Brazil and lacking a cohesive national identity, Uruguay used the game to create unified and educated citizens, to put an end to civil war and become an advanced social democracy. Yet football also drove counter-narratives of class and race, challenging Uruguay's self-identification as a peaceful, 'white' nation. From Beauty to Duty is the story of a little country made big.

This new, fully updated third edition of Bradt's Uruguay remains the only dedicated English-language guide to a country that's small yet bursting with character. Bradt's Uruguay provides in-depth coverage of the capital Montevideo, where the once-derelict colonial Old City is undergoing a historic resurgence, plus detailed information on the UNESCO-listed coastal city of Colonia del Sacramento, as well as Punta del Este, where the Buenos Aires glitterati decamps to the beaches each summer.

There's advice, too, for active travellers who can rattle their whips on cattle-ranching estancias and spin their sticks in a game of polo or two and for nature enthusiasts keen to watch wildlife in the western wetlands and birds in Cabo Polonio and Santa Teresa. The guide also investigates the Brazilian influences behind Uruguay's music and dance, an active and upcoming food and wine scene, and the country's distinctive Afro-Uruguayan heritage, most noticeable during the world-beating 80-day Carnaval season. In addition, it covers the recent development of marijuana tours following the legalization of marijuana. For visitors from the US, Uruguay is easily accessible with a daily non-stop flight from Miami. It is an increasingly popular retirement destination thanks to its warm climate, reasonably low costs and stable democratic system. Uruguay caters for all tastes, whether you want to ride with gauchos and spend time on a traditional estancia like La Sirena, visit Fray Bentos and discover the history of the town's former meat-packing plant, or take a tour of the Canelones department wineries. Montevideo's Splendid Art Deco architecture and colourful annual Carnaval are covered, and so too are the stunning sandy beaches of boho-chic fishing village José Ignacio and the Termas de Daymán – Uruguay's largest hot baths. Also included are San Javier, an ideal base for bird-watching trips along the Río Uruguay and details of hiking in Quebrada de los Cuervos National Park – a subtropical canyon filled with flowers and birds. Most commonly known for winning the first soccer World Cup, electing the world's so-called ‘poorest president', and raising a whole lot of beef on the pampa, Uruguay remains among South America's safest and most stable destinations, a destination replete with interest waiting to be discovered by both leisure and adventurous travelers.