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  2. Culture of Uruguay - Wikipedia

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    The culture of Uruguay is diverse since the nation's population is one of multicultural origins. Modern Uruguayan culture is known to be heavily European influenced, mostly by the contribution of its alternating conquerors, Italy, Spain and Portugal, and from the large numbers of immigrants who arrived in the country from the 19th century onwards.

  3. Women in Uruguay - Wikipedia

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    e. Women in Uruguay are women who were born in, who live in, and are from Uruguay. According to Countries and Their Cultures, there is a "very high proportion" of Uruguayan women participating in the labor force of the South American country. The Uruguayan legislation maintains that the women of Uruguay have equal rights to power, authority ...

  4. Uruguay - Wikipedia

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    Uruguay (/ ˈjʊərəɡwaɪ / ⓘ [ 12 ]YOOR-ə-gwy, Spanish: [uɾuˈɣwaj] ⓘ), officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay (Spanish: República Oriental del Uruguay), is a country in South America. It shares borders with Argentina to its west and southwest and Brazil to its north and northeast, while bordering the Río de la Plata to the ...

  5. Uruguayan coastal resort town Punta del Este is set to open the country’s first sizeable contemporary art museum, the Atchugarry Museum of Contemporary Art (MACA), on Jan. 8, with an ...

  6. Indigenous peoples in Uruguay - Wikipedia

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    Indigenous peoples in Uruguay or Native Uruguayans, are the peoples who have historically lived in the modern state of Uruguay. Because of genocidal colonial practices, disease and active exclusion, only a very small share of the population is aware of the country's indigenous history or has known indigenous ancestry.

  7. Museum of Pre-Columbian and Indigenous Art - Wikipedia

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    The museum has more than 700 exhibits on ethnographic or archeological themes. The museum mainly focuses on the culture of the indigenous people in Uruguay, but there are also exhibits on other parts of Latin America, among them, there is the Mesoamerica region, which includes Mexico and Guatemala, the intermediate region which includes Colombia and Ecuador, this section is about the Cuasmal ...

  8. La Pedrera, Rocha - Wikipedia

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    La Pedrera, Rocha. /  34.59167°S 54.12500°W  / -34.59167; -54.12500. La Pedrera is a village and resort on the Atlantic Coast in the Rocha Department of Uruguay. It is located on Route 10, about 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) northeast of La Paloma. Although it has a very small permanent population, in summer it is an important coastal resort.

  9. The Age of Innocence (Hamilton book) - Wikipedia

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    Followed by. Harem: Asami and Friends (1995) The Age of Innocence is a 1995 photography and poetry book by David Hamilton. The book contains images of early-teen girls, often nude, accompanied by lyrical poetry. Images are in a boudoir setting [1] and photographed mainly in colour using a soft-focus filter, with some shots in black-and-white.