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Uruguay offers good real estate market

By Crissy at 01/30/07 15:36

Latin America has taken a left turn through its recent elections. This trend can be a threat to the real estate market. Although Uruguay's President, Tabaré Vázquez, is leftist, Uruguay's real estate market is booming. The country offers high yields and good locations, at prices significantly lower than those in more developed countries.

Original source: openPR. Property Buyers in Latin America Under Threat?

Uruguguay buying Russian trucks

Russia has made it a priority to increase political talks and economic cooperation with Latin American countries. Latin America has agricultural raw materials and foodstuffs beneficial to Russia and Russia has high tech products and services it could supply to Latin American countries. Uruguay in in the process of purchasing Russian Ural trucks to outfit the Uruguayan army.

Original source: RIA Novosti. Russia and Latin America: innovation and cooperation

Uruguay wants to enter trade agreement with US

It's called the Trade Investment Framework Agreement and would expand trade between the US and Uruguay. But Uruguay is part of the Mercosur trade bloc, which includes Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay and Venezuela, and the bloc forbids the negotiation of free-trade deals with other countries. About the deal with the United Stated, Uruguayan Economy Minister Danilo Astori said: "We can’t rule it out. We’ll be looking at it step by step."

Original source: Buenos Aires Herald. Uruguay snuggles up to US

Former dictator hospitalized

Uruguay’s former dictator Juan Maria Bordaberry, who was arrested in November, was admitted to the hospital on Wednesday respiratory complaints. Bordeaberry is in a regular hospital room, not intensive care, and is allowed contact with relatives.

Original source: Herald Tribune. Former Uruguayan dictator Bordaberry hospitalized complaining of respiratory problems

Laptop project puts computers in students' hands

The One Laptop Per Child project includes getting $150 computers into the hands of students in Thailand, Libya and other developing countries in 2007. The computer, called the XO machine, will more than likely be the first computer most of these students have ever seen. Therefore, it will be more intuitive for the children. By July or thereabouts, several million XO machines should reach Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, Nigeria, Libya, Pakistan, Thailand and the Palestinian territory. Within the next two weeks three more African countries could sign on for computers.

Original source: Nashua Telegraph. Laptop for kids in developing nations takes novel approach

Blockades remain between Uruguay and Argentina

The World Court, which used to be called the International Court of Justice and is the highest court of the United Nations, has declined Uruguay's request to remove Argentina's blockade's on key roads. Argentina built the blockades in protest against Uruguay's plan for building two pulp mills on the Uruguay River, which borders the two countries. Although Uruguay asked for an interim ruling, the court still voted 14-1 against Uruguay because it didn't believe the blockades posed sufficient harm despite Uruguay's claims.

Original source: HULIQ. World Court Denies Uruguay's Request to End Argentina's Blockade

Uruguay playing Colombia in friendly match

Oscar Washington Tabarez, the technical coach for Uruguay's team, announced a roster of 19 players for the friendly. The team should be complete within the next few days with players from Montevideo teams rounding it out. The friendly will be played Feb. 7 in Cucuta against Colombia. With the return match being played will be played in Montevideo on April 4, 2007.

Original source: People's Daily Online. Colombian team to play Uruguay in friendly

Hotel in Punta del Este gets a makeover

The Barcelo Club del Lago Hotel in Punta del Este, Uruguay has gotten a face-lift and is now a Barcelo Premium Brand Hotel. This premium destination has 75 rooms, and a gourmet restaurant, with a spectacular view of the beach. It also boasts "South America's most challenging golf course with an 18-hole, par 73 course."

If the best golfing on the continent weren’t enough, the hotel also offers 10 tennis courts, and outdoor barbecue place with a wet bar and swimming pool, a children’s pool, and a heated indoor pool. For all the guests’ pampering needs there’s a luxury spa that offers European-style services.

The Barcelo Club del Lago Hotel is only five minute from Carlos Curbelo International Airport and 15 minutes from Punta del Este.

Original source: Yahoo! News. [404 Check: was link to http:/ / biz. yahoo. com/ prnews/ 070124/ dcw018. html?. v=89, anchor: The Barcelo Club del Lago Hotel in Punta del Este, Uruguay, is Now a Premium Barcelo Hotel]

Struggling ferry service

Buquebus has been having difficulties lately. It's a time of seasonal tourist change right now in Uruguay and the rules about traveling with minors have changed. The larger number of travelers is combined with fewer vessels sailing, because the ferries are old and in some need of repair. So, although Buquebus has strong political ties and in essence has a monopoly on the ferry business, as complaints increase changes may have to be made.

Original source: Mercopress. [404 Check: was link to http:/ / www. mercopress. com/ vernoticia. do?id=9672&formato=html, anchor: Growing complaints about Buquebus ferry service]

No Stopping the Ferry from Montevideo

Contrary to pickets at bridge heads which have been passively tolerated by Argentine authorities, in Buenos Aires special reinforced riot teams from the Coast Guard are on duty in the terminal and have clear instructions from federal prosecutors to adopt a no nonsense, zero tolerance policy with picketers.

Original source: MercoPress. [404 Check: was link to http:/ / www. mercopress. com/ vernoticia. do?id=9618&formato=HTML, anchor: Pickets playing cat and mouse with Buenos Aires ferry terminal]