Citrino – Tiny off-grid Piriapolis hotel making Uruguay greener
A family-run eco retreat with straw-bale lodges, wildlife, organic breakfasts and total tranquility. Five mins from the ocean.
November 27, 2025
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A family-run eco retreat with straw-bale lodges, wildlife, organic breakfasts and total tranquility. Five mins from the ocean.
First Argentina’s rich & beautiful, then the Hearsts and Rockefellers. How did a rocky Uruguay peninsula become the jewel of the jetset?
Argentines and Brazilians LOVE ‘Punta’–it’s Uruguay’s glamour puss beach resort. So you may be surprised at some of our must-do things to do.
A volunteer team has commandeered a luxury hotel kitchen and is making hot, nutritious meals for hundreds of adults and children. Find out how you can help.
What do Uruguayans eat (and drink)? A “tourist shopping basket”—to keep prices down in vacation hot spots—reveals all. Hint. It includes whiskey.
If you’re a party-loving 20-something sun-worshipper you’ll love Punta del Este Uruguay in January. Everyone else, stick to Punta off-season.