South America. Travel. Investments. Real Estate. News.
index-February-2007-3.html English News Blog for  Uruguay News Blog February Archive 

University jazz combo will tour South America

By Crissy at 02/24/07 18:26

Kansas State University's jazz director and assistant director of bands, Wayne Goins, is taking five hand-picked jazz students with him on a tour of South America. The KSU Jazz Ambassadors will start their four-country trip on July 3 and end on July 26. Their first stop is in Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo, Brazil; then they will head Buenos Aires, Argentina; Asuncion, Paraguay; and Montevideo, Uruguay.

Original source: Kansas City infoZine. K-State Jazz Professor, Students to Tour South America

First black president of Latin American churches

Panamanian Episcopal Bishop Julio Murray was elected the first black president of the Latin American Council of Churches. The race was a tightly contested one, taking three rounds of voting. Bishop Murray amassed the second highest number of votes in the first voting round against the third candidate -- Pastor Oscar Bolioli, president of the Methodist Church in Uruguay.

Original source: Spero News. Latin American churches elect black president

Texas University exhibits minerals from Uruguay

On March 3 a mineral exhibit opens at Lamar University in Beaumont, Texas. The exhibit has rare pieces from Spain, Madagascar, Argentina, Brazil, Italy, Uruguay, and other exotic locales.

Original source: Lamar University. Mineral exhibit from Houston museum opens March 3

Gnocchi at the root of Uruguayan tradition

Uruguay's cuisine is strongly flavored by Italy. Gnocchi is a kind of Italian potato dumpling. A superstition in Uruguay is that if you eat gnocchi on 29th of the month, you'll have plenty of money for the next 30 days.

Original source: Sturgis Journal. [404 Check: was link to http:/ / www. sturgisjournal. com/ articles/ 2007/ 02/ 19/ news/ doc45da20551b05a660249098. txt, anchor: Vitality Cuisine: Go beyond using your noodle]

Tea from Argentina has take coffee's place

Mate (pronounced MAH-teh) is the beverage that Uruguayans reach for. It's sold like a tea and a soft drink. It's supposed to have many benefits and it is very popular not only in Uruguay but also in Argentina, Paraguay and southern Brazil.

Original source: Charlotte Observer. Argentine tea the `new coffee break'

Roaming charges in Uruguay good for USA

From 2007 to 2011 cell phone roaming charges in Uruguay should generate US$63million. Roaming charges could generate US$10.33million in 2011 alone. But that figure is greatly reduced from the number projected in 2006

Original source: TeleGeography. Study predicts USD63 million international roaming revenues in next five years

Asians hospitalized in Uruguay

An ammonia leak on the ship Sea World 101 led to the deaths of two Vietnamese and four Koreans and poisoning of 24 others in Uruguay. Nguyen Van Hanh, 27, who was a crew member on the ship, died at the Uruguay National Centre for Burn Treatment six days after the accident occurred. Nguyen Van Toi, 23, died as the ship was anchoring at the Montevideo Port.

Original source: Viet Nam News. Ammonia leakage kills 2 Vietnamese

Gargano not retiring

Despite rumors to the contrary, Uruguayan Foreign Minister Reinaldo Gargano is not retiring. The media locked onto the notion and it snowballed into a life of its own.

Original source: Prensa Latina. Uruguay Gargano: I Am Foreign Minister

Adoptees search for missing parents

There have been at least 165 Uruguayans that have been estimated as missing in Argentina, 30 of them were killed in the country, another three in Chile and two more in Paraguay. That leaves a lot of children behind. Those children have not lost hope of being reunited with their families.

Original source: Prensa Latina. Uruguay Youth Still Seek True Identity

New luxury real estate promotion

Sotheby's has come to Uruguay. They will offer luxury real estate services. The coastal areas of Uruguay are an up and coming real estate market and Sotheby's is there to capitalize on it.

Original source: # Onlypunjab.com. Sotheby’s International Realty® Expansion Reaches Uruguay