A Year in Uruguay
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Murga on NPR
Posted on 29/02/2012
National Public Radio ran a short story this evening on Uruguay's carnaval, "Carnaval In Uruguay: Choir Competitions In The Streets"The story focuses on murga which was my...
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The Invisible Mountain
Posted on 17/04/2010
The Invisible MountainCarolina de Robertis2009"There were strange things about this city. Amethysts used as doorstops, leather used for everything, a stone wall between Old City and...
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More Uruguay resources
Posted on 03/04/2010
Many of the Uruguay blogs I'd been reading have ended as expats moved from the country. Recently, I've been following Ola Uruguay Real Estate-- not so much for the real estate...
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Gaucho music
Posted on 28/12/2009
Here's a video from an evening of música folclórica in homage to a gaucho poet. The performance was held in the Cabildo de Montevideo.
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Parque Rodó
Posted on 21/12/2009
Here's a belated video from my last trip to Uruguay.My earlier videos from the park are here and here. To me, the improvement in YouTube's definition is striking.
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Uruguay in the news
Posted on 02/07/2009
Bon Appétit has a travel feature on Punta del Este in their August issue. It features short reviews of several restaurants and as well as some nice pictures in a pdf file. Perhaps a...
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Uruguayan jazz vocalist on public radio
Posted on 01/05/2009
Our friend Maria Noel Taranto will be featured on the "Jazz Inspired" radio show on public radio stations across the US and Canada during the first week of May. (A list of...
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Carnaval exhibit in Kalamazoo
Posted on 19/02/2009
I have an exhibit of photos from Montevideo's carnaval at my college's art gallery for the last two weeks in February. If you're in the area, please stop by.We'll be...
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Uruguayan microbrew
Posted on 28/10/2008
One thing I missed when I lived in Montevideo was the complex flavor of craft beers. I didn't have any complaints about Pilsen or Patricia but there wasn't much variety. After I...
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Uruguay blog
Posted on 20/10/2008
I've been meaning to recommend A Small State of Mind for some time. It's written by Benjamin Gedan, a Fulbright scholar and journalist studying the Uruguayan media. I've been...
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