Between Argentina and Brazil lies a country not much bigger than Arkansas in both population and geographical area. Not surprisingly, Uruguay attracts far fewer North American visitors than its much ...

Montevideo, founded by the Spanish in 1726 as a military stronghold, soon took advantage of its natural harbor to become an important commercial center. Claimed by Argentina but annexed by Brazil in ...

Much has been made as Uruguay has progressed to the semifinal of the World Cup of its "garra," the grit or guts that supposedly sees them through when the pressure's on (although in the last 40 years ...

Uruguay national football team secured qualification for the 2026 FIFA World Cup by finishing fourth in the CONMEBOL South ...

Squeezed in between mighty Brazil and Argentina, Uruguay has historically served as a geopolitical buffer zone, a nation whose own political and cultural identity has been overshadowed by its powerful ...