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MONTEVIDEO, Aug 13 2009 (IPS) - Taking in a classical music concert, learning to make films or attending a literary workshop are no longer activities reserved for the elite in the Uruguayan capital.
News Uruguay » Montevideo » Culture: DU students travel to Uruguay to learn about the cannabis culture
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News Uruguay » Montevideo » Culture: Uruguay Carnival puts spotlight on black culture
MONTEVIDEO (Reuters) - Uruguay's black community, long in the shadows of the country's cultural and political mainstream, is enjoying an awakening as its African roots are celebrated in a pulsating ...
News Uruguay » Montevideo » Culture: This week's dream: Montevideo's endless promenade
So often, a walk along the waterfront can be "a window into the soul of a city," said Mya Guarnieri in The New York Times. That's certainly true in Montevideo, Uruguay's capital, home to one of the ...
News Uruguay » Montevideo » Culture: Uruguay declares wine a living culture in landmark policy move
In an unprecedented cross-government initiative, Uruguay has declared wine a ‘living culture’ through a formal declaration signed at Palacio Santos in Montevideo last week. While several countries ...
News Uruguay » Montevideo » Culture: Reel potential: Is Uruguay South America’s next cinema hotspot?
Facundo Ponce de León is a man on the move. The president of the Uruguayan Film and Audiovisual Agency has just landed back in Montevideo after a whistle-stop tour of Europe, touting his country at ...