Tag: Rocha

• Saturday, December 16th 2023 - 10:49 UTC

  Argentine company wants to launch satellites from Uruguay

  

  The Argentine company Tlon Space S.A. has been reported to be involved in Uruguay's plans to build an aerospace launch platform on the coast of Rocha to send small satellites into space to collect images.

• Friday, May 20th 2022 - 09:38 UTC

  Yakecan cyclone hits Uruguay, then moves on to Brazil

  

  Two people have died in Uruguay under circumstances that were not a direct result of Tuesday's subtropical cyclone, Yakecan, but which authorities are still investigating after several houses were destroyed and trees were downed, it was reported.

• Wednesday, July 25th 2012 - 07:20 UTC

  Cold waters strand migrating green sea turtles on Uruguayan beaches

  

  A record number of sea turtles are turning up on Uruguayan beaches along the Atlantic Ocean and Río de la Plata suffering from cold shock and hypothermia.While specialists are still investigating the causes, they speculate that an abrupt change in sea temperature may have prevented the green sea turtles (Chelonia mydas) from migrating to warmer waters

• Monday, January 23rd 2012 - 04:32 UTC

  Uruguay’s government and private sector disagree on number of tourists arrived

  

  The number of tourists arriving in Uruguay this summer season has erupted into an open controversy between the government and tourism operators who question the official stats release of the first fifteen days of January.

• Monday, February 28th 2011 - 01:16 UTC

  Tourism injected record 535 million USD to the Uruguayan economy in January

  

  Foreign tourism in Uruguay during January injected 535 million US dollars to the economy, which is higher than the first two months of a year ago (515 million US dollars), according to the latest release from the Ministry of Tourism.