10 things that make Uruguay, Uruguay

by Barbora Zelenková on September 27, 2017

Uruguay is a small country wedged between the vast territories of Argentina and Brazil, lapped on one side by the waters of the Atlantic Ocean. The Uruguayans had to battle hard for their independence at the time of colonialism, when both Portugal and Spain competed for domination of its territory. A number of years … Read More

History of Uruguay from ethnological perspective

by Barbora Zelenková on January 8, 2017

The history of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay1.República Oriental del Uruguay., situated in the south-east of Latin America, from the ethnological perspective, is largely a history of Europeans, especially the Spaniards, Portuguese and English. It is much less a history of the original inhabitants of this area, called the Charrúa who gradually disappeared with … Read More