Around 3,000 foreign tourists arrived in Uruguay before sunset Monday after borders were fully reopened to vaccinated travellers following nearly two years of closure to fight COVID-19. Uruguay's ...

Sometimes prices are cheaper in Uruguay and in that case Argentines cross over. Other times, like this time, it is the other way around. This is something traditional in border regions.

Mujica, a former Marxist guerrilla known by the nickname ‘Pepe’, became a beloved figure for his simple lifestyle.

Jose Mujica, the former president of Uruguay who enacted progressive reforms and was known to many around the country by his nickname "Pepe," has died at age 89.