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June 2012 Hideaway Report

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Discovering Uruguay: South America's Riviera

Eco-Friendly Luxury Lodge on Lake Nicaragua

Uruguay Style Hotels

Source: June 2012 Hideaway Report

With the opening of several dramatic new hotels in and around the small, strikingly beautiful Atlantic beach town of José Ignacio, Uruguay has emerged as a discreetly glamorous destination. Read More...

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Gourmet Garzón

Source: June 2012 Hideaway Report

Driving north from Estancia Vik Jose Ignacio, it was a pleasure to putter through the Uruguayan countryside, where rolling pastures are dotted with lean horses and piebald cows and punctuated by stands of oak and eucalyptus trees. Read More...

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Essential Montevideo

Source: June 2012 Hideaway Report

Many visitors to Uruguay skip Montevideo, perhaps because of its lack of quality hotels or because they’re in a hurry to get to the beach. This is a mistake. Montevideo (meaning “I see a hill”) is a polite, attractive... Read More...

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Boutique Buenos Aires

Source: June 2012 Hideaway Report

For anyone who shares my preference for intimate hotels, the 10-suite Algodon Mansion in Buenos Aires’ chic and leafy Recoleta neighborhood — the equivalent of Manhattan’s Upper East Side —... Read More...

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An Exceptional Eco-Lodge on Lake Nicaragua

Source: June 2012 Hideaway Report

When you tell people you plan to tour Nicaragua, be prepared for the inevitable: “Really? Well, be careful.” Many of us associate the country more with Contras and Sandinistas than eco-lodges and beaches. These unfortunate... Read More...

Tags: ecolodge, Nicaragua, video, wildlife

Granada Walking Tour

Source: June 2012 Hideaway Report

In spite of being repeatedly sacked and set alight over the centuries, Granada retains its colorful colonial charms. Its compact center, laid out in an approximate grid, invites exploration on foot. Some guidebooks include both the... Read More...

Tags: Granada, Nicaragua, walking tour