Living in Punta del Diablo, Uruguay: A lesbian couple’s first year
Shelley and Chas moved from Georgia to Punta del Diablo, Uruguay. Real monthly costs, LGBTQ community, bringing cats, residency + advice.
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The new Guru’Guay Guide to Uruguay: beaches, ranches & wine country is already a hit in its home country even before it hits the shelves.
Búsqueda, one of Uruguay’s most prestigious weekly journals ran with a full page article in its glossy magazine supplement entitled “Uruguay is not an afterthought (or add-on) to a holiday in Argentina or Brazil” – based on the Guru’Guay creator‘s conviction that there’s so much to do in Uruguay it merits its own two or three week holiday.
If you read Spanish, check out the full article.
It’s just one of many articles in the media about Uruguay’s most popular English language website which are collected on this site.
[Just one correction to the article: Karen is Welsh, not English]
Living in Punta del Diablo, Uruguay: A lesbian couple’s first year
Shelley and Chas moved from Georgia to Punta del Diablo, Uruguay. Real monthly costs, LGBTQ community, bringing cats, residency + advice.
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Baco – Montevideo’s top wine restaurant
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Similarweb, the digital traffic monitor, has ranked Guru’Guay the top website dedicated to travel and living in Uruguay in 2023.
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Was it a dream? No. We have a screenshot that captured the kudos—us as “The best and most accurate guide to Uruguay”. #HappyDance
Praised by Lonely Planet, NYT and National Geographic, the Guru’Guay guides are the only Uruguay travel books on Amazon written by a local.
Angela, an expat in Uruguay, contacted Guru’Guay. She’d been diagnosed with cancer and wanted our assistance to find her a…
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hoy escuché la entrevista en radio del Sol, y me pareció muy bueno lo que hacen. Pero debo reconocer, que me entusiasmó más oirte cantar !!!!!!
Como puedo hacer para oirte en vivo?
Mi actividad profesional no teien mucho que ver con tu trabajo (distrobuidor de equipos para la ciencias en la universidad y la industri), pero por otra parte, soy un buen fotógrafo, hablo muy bien inglésy como dije, me encanta la música. Hoy me pareció escuchar en la radio a Capercaille !!!!
Looks like an amazing guide! Congratulations!
Thanks so much, Elaine! The Guru’Guide to Uruguay: Beaches, Ranches and Wine Country is also now available on Amazon.
I like to know how much will cost to rent a car in February of 2018, including inshurance
Thank You.
Hi Ruben, write to our recommended car hire company using the form on this page. Make sure you book soon. There’s a lot of demand from December 23 to February. All the best, Karen