Rototom Reggae Contest Latino

Colonia del Sacramento will be host to the final event of a major reggae music contest in Latin America. On the 14th and 15th of April, 11 selected bands from Chile, Argentina and Uruguay will perform at the BIT Center as part of the Suma Reggae Festival.


This event will also be the completion of the Rototom Reggae Contest Latino. Therefore, the winning band will be able to take part in Rototom Sunsplash 2012, a European reggae festival, in Benicassim, Spain.


Apart from the bands that are competing, there is another category for “Singjays”, a particular and quite unknown practice among the genre. Each day a Jamaican band will close the show.


The event is for free, and instead of paying a ticket you can take  a school utensil or a warm clothing item to donate.

USA authorities mention Uruguay as an example of effective use of technology at schools

Education Secretary, Arne Duncan, referred to an Uruguayan program known as "Plan Ceibal" (which enables each school children to have a netbook of their own) during one of the forums held on the 1st of February, Digital Learning Day.


He claimed that the United States should go back to be a leader in the field of digital learning.






Source: El Observador

Our Youth Ambassadors are already in Washington

The group in front of the White House

Picture taken from Amigos de las Americas facebook page.


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Youth Ambassadors

Youth Ambassadors

Thirteen Uruguayan teenagers are at this moment in the USA, living a significant intercultural experience and learning how to conduct projects that will benefit their communities. They are doing this as part of the Youth Ambassadors program, which is organized every year by DESEM, Amigos de las Americas, and the US Embassy in Montevideo.

The group, together with their colleagues from Paraguay.

Logo extracted from US Embassy in Uruguay's webpage
Pictures: Amigos de las Américas: Youth Ambassador Program

Interview with the Youth Ambassadors from Colonia (November 2011)

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Happy 2012!

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Three million tourists

Almost 3.000.000 tourists have come to Uruguay during this year. Statistically, the tourist number 3.000.000 will arrive today. In many points of the country, including the port in Colonia, local authorities and representants of the Tourism Ministry will symbolically recieve them.


Source: City Council's press release.
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