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 mate by gandara
cf : http://www.noborders.net/mate/health.html
and : http://www.candombe.com.uy/espanol/uruguay/tipicouruguayo/mate/index.htm
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 Drinking mate by andal13
But, between us, I do not like mate at all!!!
El mate es nuestra "droga" nacional... Es una infusión hecha con "yerba mate" (hojas secas y molidas de una planta llamada Illex paraguayensis) y servido en una especie de calabaza (llamada también mate) con agua caliente; se sorbe con una "bombilla" (una especie de sorbete metálico). La gente toma mate en Argentina, Paraguay y Brazil, también, pero Uruguay es el único país en donde verás gente tomando mate en la calle (en realidad, en todas partes...)
Pero, entre nosotros, ¡¡¡no me gusta el mate!!!! Leave a Comment
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The origin of CANASTA dates back to 1939. At the time, contract bridge had established itself as the card game of choice, especially among professional people. This held true in Montevideo, Uruguay where Segundo Sanchez was a member of the elite Jockey Club. The idea there was to play a relaxing game of cards and then have dinner with fellow associates. But Segundo found it hard to stop playing bridge after just an hour or two. So on most nights, he didn't quit until six hours had transpired. In the morning, he felt dull and mentally exhausted. It eventually dawned on him that he was working two shifts, one in the office and one in the club. He was becoming mentally drained- not good, especially in his profession.
A moment of truth had arrived. He asked himself: am I an attorney or a bridge player? He decided for the former.
He still came to the Jockey Club for dinner, but he shifted from bridge to rummy, which other members played for "fun" as a warm-up to bridge. Serrato liked rummy but thought the game involved too much chance. He began to think about a combination of the best elements of bridge, rummy, and a rummy variant named "cooncan." He enlisted the aid of his bridge partner, Alberto Serrato.
For weeks they played with variations of their basic "blending" idea, discarding at least six before settling on a double-deck partnership game involving melding, adding to melds and the ability to claim the entire discard pile- under the right circumstances. Website: canastagame.com
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 Semana Criolla (Creole
Week) by andal13
En Uruguay tenemos una semana especial: Semana Santa. Podrán decir: "¿Semana Santa? ¡Muchos países tienen Semana Santa!" Lo especial es que el nuestro es un país laico, entonces, cuando el Estado se separó de la iglesia (a comienzos del siglo XX), el nombre de la semana fue cambiado (excepto para los Católicos, por supuesto) a "Semana de Turismo"; desde entonces, mucha gente viaja (dentro y fuera del país). Pero durante esa semana tiene lugar la "Vuelta Ciclista", una competencia muy importante, así que esta semana es conocida también como la "Semana de la Vuelta" ("the week of the Lap"). En Paysandú, hay un festival muy importante, organizado por una cervecería, por lo que mucha gente la llama "Semana de la Cerveza". Finalmente, en Montevideo se celebra una importante competencia de domas, por lo que esta semana se llama también "Semana Criolla". Leave a Comment
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 The Real Democracy (from the
web) by andal13
Los Uruguayos amamos la política... El país tiene una larga tradición democrática, y el 15 de febrero de 2005, un hecho histórico ocurrió: el nuevo Parlamento (votado el 31 de octubre de 2004) asumió (es el quinto Parlamento consecutivo desde el fin de la dictadura (1973-1984), y el Presidente del Senado y la Presidente de la Cámara de Diputados, fueron integrantes del
Movimiento de Liberación Nacional Tupamaros, la guerrilla que actuó en los 60' y comienzos de los 70', y fueron electos por voto popular. Uno de los momentos más emocionantes fue cuando el Ejército presentó sus respetos al Parlamento: los militares pertenecían al Batallón Florida, el mismo que apresó al Presidente del Senado más de 30 años atrás. Leave a Comment
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 dogs in montevideo by gandara
How many pets in Montevideo? Good question! Mainly dogs, few cats, some birds. You find a veterinarian or a pet shop at every corner in Montevideo.
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Do not expect to have dinner before 9pm, at the very earliest, if you are eating in a restaurant. Most places close at 3pm and do not open again until 9pm.
I think that is why lunch is the main meal of the day. I know we would have a late lunch and then just a snack at the apartment later on in the evening. The Super Mercados are open for snack attachs. Leave a Comment
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Private social dance clubs seem to be popular in Uruguay. I saw them in several cities but can only tell about the one that I was priveledged to visit in Trenta y Tres. It was called Social Club Bien Raices. This was not some sort of snobby place; a worker at the hotel I stayed in indicated that he had been a member but had to quit because the events too often conflicted with his work schedule. Members all paid a monthly subscription to pay for the music, hall maintenance etc. This was not your college aged or swinging singles type place, but I have never seen in one place so many young people in really old bodies dancing. I literally saw one overweight mature lady walk to her table with a cane, but leave the cane to dance the night away.
This club required a shirt and tie, and if you can produce one I believe you could get in as a guest. It would certainly be worth a try, because an evening with live music and even livelier dancers in a small town is certain to be an unforgettable cultural experience. Leave a Comment
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 taking care of animals by gandara
Share the meals with the owners.
Sleep in an ABSOLUTE silence, enjoy the stars, thousands of them!
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Your car never seems to be to ugly or to old to drive in Uruguay. Models from the 1920s, '30s, '40s and '50s still can be seen on the roads, transporting families or farm goods to town. Leave a Comment
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