Construction of the building used 2,000 tires, 5,000 glass bottles, 21,500 square feet of cardboard and 8,000 aluminum cans. The first sustainable public school in Latin America started classes Wednesday after three and a half months of construction with recycled materials, informed the center on Twitter. The sustainable facility is located in Jaureguiberry, a city in the southern [...]
The country plans to increase to a 35% its wind generated electricity in 2017. In addition new laws are passed to promote photovoltaic projects. In only one decade Uruguay achieved a task that seemed unimaginable, to become the Latin American country with the biggest proportion of wind generated electricity and one of the global leading [...]
Jaureguiberry, a city in the southern Uruguayan province of Canelones, has opened the first sustainable public school in Latin America after three and a half months of construction with recycled materials, officials said. The school’s grand opening on Wednesday drew national officials, teachers, students and local residents. The Early and Primary Education Council, or CEIP, [...]
Alfredo Zitarrosa (1936-1989) was one of the leading figures of Uruguayan popular music. Since his first album, Canta Zitarrosa, released in 1966, Zitarrosa forged a unique music style, where rural folk traditions went hand-in-hand with tango and urban rhythms. It was a new way of understanding roots traditions, and he gained an enormous popularity in [...]
The oil magnate sits down for an interview about his burgeoning wine empire, and opens up about his dream to launch Patagonia's first ice wine. It was twilight when Alejandro Pedro Bulgheroni first saw a 2,200-hectare property for sale in rural Garzón, just north of Uruguayan resort Punta del Este, where he has a beach [...]
The plant demanded an investment of USD 110 million and is located in Parque de las Ciencias Free Trade Zone. The multinational company Mega Pharma opened Mega Labs on March 7. The pharmaceutical plant stands out as the group’s leading and most advanced in Latin America. It’s located in Parque de las Ciencias, at the [...]
According to the Quality of Living survey by consultancy Mercer, Montevideo, which ranks 78, is the city better quality of living in South America, followed by Buenos Aires and Santiago de Chile. In addition, it is also the safest in the region. Despite recent security issues, social unrest, and concern about the region’s economic outlook, [...]
When the Rolling Stones embarked into their first South American tour in 1995, playing five historical dates in Buenos Aires, hundreds of Uruguayans crossed the Rio de la Plata to see the band live for the first time. The same thing happened when the band returned to the neighboring city in 1998 and 2006. At [...]
The Ministry of Livestock distinguished the Regional Consortium for Ultrafine Wool Innovation of Uruguay (CRILU for its Spanish acronym) for achieving the international distinction "Innovagro 2015". The group is made up of the National Agricultural Research Institute (INIA for its Spanish acronym) and the private sector. "It's scientific innovation introduced in Australian Merino sheep reinforcing [...]
A new wind farm called MeloWind has already been connected in Cerro Largo and extends over 21 hectares, with an output of 50 megawatts that will be used to supply energy to UTE. The agreement was signed with the Uruguayan subsidiary of the Italian company Enel-Green Power. The MeloWind wind farm, built and operated by [...]
The Uruguayan stand once again present at Marché du Film in Cannes Festival which began on 13th May and closed on the 24th Cannes is the main film market which gathers international authorities, distributors, sales agents, buyers and film programmers from all over the world. Uruguay’s aim in Cannes is to promote the country as [...]
Ocho nuevas empresas uruguayas, de diferente índole y portes, pero todas dedicadas a la exportación de productos, suscribieron el pasado viernes 15 el convenio que las habilita a llevar la marca país "Uruguay Natural" como un aliciente más para el posicionamiento internacional, y también dentro del país. Las nuevas marcas socias de la marca pertenecen [...]
