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            Welcome to Gorriti Island! Founded on Feberuary 2nd 1516 by Juan Diaz de Solis, Gorriti Island is located off the coast of Punta del Este in a spot where we have a great view of from our hotel rooms. Not all of us chose to explore the wonderful island, but it was quite theContinue reading “Gorriti Island”

It was game day for all of us here in Buenos Aires as we hopped on the bus and headed to River Plate. We were quickly informed by Sophia that River Plate was the only team that mattered in Argentina as she is a huge fan. Once we pulled up to the stadium the firstContinue reading “River Plate”

While our adventure continues towards the city of Colonia or Colonia del Sacramento, we first stopped by One of the most important locations in Uruguay’s Montevideo. The port of Montevideo or Puerto De Montevideo is a necessity to the economy of Uruguay. This is the primary location of all exports and imports to the countriesContinue reading “El Puerto De Montevideo”

When I heard we were going to be eating at a school where people were being trained how to cook, I was a little skeptical. Were we going to be the test dummies to see if the food was edible or not? Seems like a good thing to do with the Tourists! This was theContinue reading “The School of Gastronomy”

For the first time since arriving in Punta Del Este, our group had to be up early and cleared out of the hotel at 7:15 this morning. After a quick breakfast, the 37 of us loaded onto the bus with our luggage and prepared for a two hour bus ride. Our destination? Back to MontevideoContinue reading “CodigoDelSur”

¡Hola desde Uruguay! Today was our last day in Uruguay and we ended our time in that amazing country with a visit to the beautiful world heritage site, Colonia del Sacramento. Our tour guide, Sofía Guardone, gave us a little background information on the colony as we rode there. This was a colony first establishedContinue reading “Colonia del Sacramento”

On this beautiful 78 degree morning we are leaving the wonderful city of Montevideo and entering Punta Del Este, the Hamptons of South America. It is the perfect day to relax at one of the many sandy beaches located in this tourist filled city.  Punta Del Este is the piece of land separating the RioContinue reading “¡Adiós Montevideo y Bienvenidos a Punta del Este!”

After our first day in Montevideo, the group was ready for a fun filled second day before heading the Punta del Este. We began our morning with a tour of the city. We used our bus and had Gustavo as our driver, and Silvana, a local in Montevideo, shared so much information on the cityContinue reading “A Tour of Montevideo”

On Saturday the 11th, we traveled to one of the most well known and most successful wineries in Uruguay, Establecimiento Juanico. Upon arrival we were greeted by a representative from the winery. She started out by giving the group a brief history of the land the winery is on, starting in 1745 the land was populatedContinue reading “Establecimiento Juanico”

Odd you say? This is how Gonzalo Perez Piaggio, an economist and a professor at Deakin University, referred to the political and economic status of Uruguay while speaking with us at the Esplendor Montevideo Hotel. To begin with, Gonzalo discussed the history of Uruguay . Uruguay gained independence in 1825 and was founded on theContinue reading “An “Odd Place” in Latin America”