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Photo: Eduardo Ruggieri, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0.How well do you know Uruguay? Test your knowledge on this South American gem, from its historic colonial towns and sandy beaches to its rich cultural traditions and famous figures.
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Punta del Este is Uruguay's most famous seaside resort, attracting international celebrities and tourists every summer. The iconic sculpture of giant fingers emerging from the sand, known as "La Mano" or "The Hand", was created by Chilean artist Mario Irarrázabal in 1982.
Photo: Марсело Кампи, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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Mate is a herbal drink made from the dried leaves of the yerba mate plant, sipped through a metal straw from a hollow gourd. Uruguayans drink more mate per person than people in any other country, so the thermos goes everywhere with them.
Photo: Góngora, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.5.
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The greater rhea is a large, flightless bird native to the Pampas of Uruguay and neighboring countries. These birds live in flocks and are known for their fast running speeds. Curiously, it is the male rhea that incubates the eggs and aggressively defends the chicks after they hatch.
Photo: Rufus46, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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The Río de la Plata is the wide estuary formed by the confluence of the Uruguay and Paraná rivers. It separates Montevideo from Buenos Aires. Interestingly, it is considered by some geographers to be a gulf or a marginal sea due to its incredible width, which reaches about 220 kilometers at its mouth.
Photo: Earth Sciences and Image Analysis Laboratory, NASA Johnson Space Center, Wikimedia Commons, Public domain.
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Colonia del Sacramento is one of the oldest towns in Uruguay, featuring a beautifully preserved historic quarter that is a UNESCO World Heritage site. Its strategic location made it a point of fierce colonial dispute between Spain and Portugal, changing hands multiple times.
Photo: JGHowes, Wikimedia Commons, Attribution.
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Uruguay declared independence from the Empire of Brazil on 25 August 1825, after years of Portuguese and Brazilian rule. This led to the Cisplatine War, which ended in 1828 with a peace convention signed in Rio de Janeiro that made Uruguay an independent country.
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Eduardo Galeano wrote "Open Veins of Latin America", a landmark work analyzing the region's history of economic exploitation. The book gained global attention again in 2009 when Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez gifted a copy of the book to US President Barack Obama during a regional summit.
Photo: Donostia Kultura, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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Palacio Salvo is an eclectic monument standing 95 meters tall, completed in 1928. It was once the tallest building in South America. It has a twin sister building called Palacio Barolo located in Buenos Aires, Argentina, designed by the very same Italian architect.
Photo: Coquimbo58, Wikimedia Commons, CC0.
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Candombe is a vibrant Afro-Uruguayan musical tradition recognized by UNESCO as Intangible Cultural Heritage. Its roots lie in the Bantu population brought to the region as slaves. Today, the powerful rhythm of the drums fills the streets of Montevideo, especially during the Las Llamadas parade.
Photo: Pedro Figari (1861-1938), Wikimedia Commons, Public domain.
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The chivito is Uruguay's national dish: a sandwich of thin beef steak, mozzarella, ham, tomato and mayo, often with lettuce, bacon and a fried egg too. Its name means 'little goat': legend says that in 1946 a customer in Punta del Este asked for goat meat, and the chef, who had none, made this beef sandwich instead.
Photo: Carlinosin at English Wikipedia, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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