When people think of holidaying in South America, Uruguay seldom gets a look-in. Instead, most travellers are seduced by the likes of Peru’s more marketed Inca trail, or Argentina and Chile’s Patagonia, which can be overrun with tourists.
In contrast, most Uruguayan attractions are low key and no-frills – think hiking, horse riding and meeting the locals in spacious wilderness – with the added perk that there’s rarely another traveller in sight.
