Lost and Found: Surviving Flight 571
On October 13, 1972 Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 crashed into an unknown mountain in the Andes.
Read moreOn October 13, 1972 Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 crashed into an unknown mountain in the Andes.
Read moreIt’s Carnival season! We’ve rounded up our favourites so you can see how Mardi Gras and Carnival are celebrated around the world.
Read moreThe Battle of the River Plate was the first naval battle in the Second World War and the only episode of the war that developed in South America.
Read moreIn the mid 19th century Georg Giebert, a German engineer working on railways in Uruguay, spotted the potential for using the meat of cattle raised for leather. In 1865 he sent his first 800kg of extract to Europe and followed it to London in search of investment.
Read moreEvery year in February, Montevideo’s Barrio Sur and Palermo come alive with drummers, street dancers and revellers during the annual Las Llamadas festival parades, part of Montevideo’s month-long carnival.
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