Amethyst is a violet variety of quartz that has been used as a gemstone for many centuries and is a key economic resource in ...

The 2.5 tons Empress of Uruguay is slightly less impressive after a tourist pinched a piece of the world's largest amethyst on show in Queensland, Australia. The three-meter tall amethyst geode ...

In the second quarter of 2024, the average price of newly built houses in Uruguay rose strongly by 13.33% (7.98% inflation-adjusted) to UYU 85,000 (US$2,038) per square meter (sqm) from a year earlier ...

The Uruguay National Football Team TV schedule features each game from the team that has two World Cup trophies to its name. Often falling in the shadow of Brazil and Argentina, Uruguay holds the ...

The report highlights Uruguay and Costa Rica as exemplars of strong democracies in the Latin American region. The index also underscores the significance of upcoming elections, with 76 countries ...

After 13 years of observations, scientists have now revealed the most detailed map of our galaxy ever made. Using infrared light, astronomers from the European Southern Observatory (ESO ...

2017. Pharmacies in Uruguay start selling marijuana from Wednesday under the final phase of a four-year-old law that made the small South American country the first in the world to legalize pot ...

Students gather outside one of Uruguay's rural schools. Uruguay has emerged as a regional leader in digital government. The World Bank's PROMESEG project played a crucial role in supporting the ...

World-class amethyst-agate geodes from Los Catalanes, Northern Uruguay: genetic implications from fluid inclusions and stable isotopes. Mineralium Deposita , 2024; DOI: 10.1007/s00126-024-01310-2 ...

OSI Systems (OSIS) announced that its Security division has successfully commenced operations in Uruguay in collaboration with ...