Karen Chapman knows Latin America better than most, but her first visit to Uruguay proves eye-opening.
It might be something of a cliché but having recently spent ten days travelling around Uruguay I have to say that I agree with what many people have said to me about the country, which is that it’s the ‘hidden gem’ of South America.
The often-overlooked country is not on many people’s South American bucket list, and, while I have been travelling to the region for more than 20 years, I’ve long been ashamed to say I had never ventured to Uruguay – not even on an easy day trip from Buenos Aires.