The Uruguay's Las llamadas Carnival has started in Montevideo city. The Uruguay Carnival is an annual celebration in the country that starts in February and continues to up to 40 days.

Uruguay's capital city, Montevideo, may not be as well-known to international travelers as some of Latin America's other destinations. But there's plenty here to see and do, and it's a relatively ...

Journey Latin America offers a 13-day B&B self-drive tour of Uruguay, taking in Montevideo, the port city of Colonia and the beach resort of José Ignacio, as well as stays at an estancia (cattle ...

Businesses line a street in the Old City of Montevideo, near the Port Market, in Uruguay in Jan. 2025. You can’t go far in Montevideo without smelling smoke from the city’s many steakhouses ...

Carnival in Montevideo, Uruguay, in pictures The Uruguayan carnival is the longest in the world, starting at the end of January and finishing at the beginning of March. 04 February 2011 • 4:00pm ...

Mourners watch the casket of Uruguay's former President Jose Mujica during his funeral procession from the presidential palace to the National Assembly in Montevideo, Uruguay, Wednesday, May 14, 2025.

Montevideo has a sister city in Uruguay, whose flag waves in downtown along side American flags during Montevideo Fiesta Days on June 14, 2024. Leo Pomerenke/West Central Tribune Comments ...

Montevideo is a treasure hiding in plain view. Uruguay's capital city is nearly unknown to much of the world, but it is easily reached, utterly civilized, and extremely generous in presenting its ...

AMAZING action pictures as the best South American rodeo riders gather for the annual Criolla Week in Montevideo, Uruguay.

A dancer of the group Sinfona de Ansina parades in Montevideo Credit: EPA A member of murga, a Uruguayan musical theatre group, takes part in the annual Uruguay Carnival parade along 18 de Julio ...