Using credit and debit cards is common in almost all shops, with the added perk of tax discounts for foreign tourists.

Yamandú Orsi, a telegenic left-leaning former mayor and history teacher, has taken office as Uruguay's new president.

Spanish tenor Plácido Domingo was the leading attraction on Saturday evening before a crowd of 3,300 at the newly-refurbished San Carlos Bullfighting ring in the Uruguay city of Colonia del ...