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Uruguayan cyclist leads the competition in oldest race

Uruguay's main cycling race, the 1,400-km tour, the oldest such race on the South American continent, attracted 120 cyclists, and Uruguayan cyclist Jorge Bravo kept the overall lead going into the final stages.

Uruguay News Digest Uruguay's Bravo leads Tour of Uruguay (Peoples Daily Online)
Posted: 04/08/07 09:08 by Kali

Gauchos display horseback skills to admiring crowds

The rodeos known locally as "jineteadas" are attracting thousands of admirers to Montevideo, where they have flocked to see the Gauchos display their skills on horseback.

Uruguay News Digest Gauchos on horseback: icons of Uruguay, Paraguay, Argentina (International Herald Tribune)
Posted: 04/08/07 09:03 by Kali

Uruguay inflation rate surges

In the biggest jump in the rate of inflation since December 2004, the March consumer prices rose 7.36% from a year earlier, pushing the inflation rate to a two-year high, largely due to rising prices for food, beverages and transportation.

Uruguay News Digest Uruguay March Consumer Prices Rise From Year Earlier (Bloombergs)
Posted: 04/02/07 11:51 by Kali

4.25% inlation linked bonds sold by Uruguay.

The government of Uruguay has sold $500 million of 20 year, inflation-linked peso bonds in international markets. The bonds will yield 4.25 percentage points over the rate of inflation.

Uruguay News Digest Uruguay Sells $500 Million of 20-Year CPI-Linked Debt (Bloombergs)
Posted: 04/02/07 11:44 by Kali

Uruguay: a low cost retirement haven in Latin America

With one of the world's lowest costs of living, Uruguay may be just the place you are looking for as a retirement haven. From old-world European style to exotic Latin American, it is all here.

Uruguay News Digest Can you do it? (escapeartist.com)
Posted: 03/29/07 05:36 by Kali

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