Tacuarembo

Tacuarembo is a town in the Northern Interior region of Uruguay with approximately 50,000 inhabitants. It is popular for both being an important center for the Gaucho-culture and for being one of the presumed birthplaces of Carlos Gardel, perhaps the most prominent figure in the history of tango. Get in By bus A ticket from Montevideo 3-cruces station is about 360U$ (07/2008, 18.50US$, 12EUR) per person in a comfortable coach and takes about 5 hours. More Information can be found at the webpage of Turil. Get around The city is fairly small and almost everything interesting can be reached either by walk or by catching one of the frequent taxis. See The museum of Carlos Gardel and the museum Del Indio y del Gaucho which can be found at the crossing of Av. General Artigas and Av. General Flores The Fiesta de la patria gauchos which takes place annually at the beginning of march. Nearby is the Indian Cemetery which has been in continuous use since precolumbian times as well as the iconic Cerro Batovi. Eat Sleep Hotel Plaza: Av. 25 de Agosto 247, Tel. +598 (0)63 27988, +598 (0)63 27989, offers nice basic equipped rooms, a triple costs 900U$ (07/2008, 30EUR, 47US$) per night Tacuarembo Hotel: Av. 18 de Julio 133, Tel. +598 (0)63 22104, +598 (0)63 22105, +598 (0)63 22945 Hotel Central: Av. Gral. Flores 300, Tel. +598 (0)63 22341 Get out Take care, it seems that there are only three ongoing busses per week (Monday, Wednesday and Saturday) to Salto. The trip takes approximately 5 hours and a ticket costs 185U$ (07/2008, 6.2EUR, 9.7US$). Take a camera along. Despite being a bumpy ride, because of bad road conditions, the environment can be outstanding and typical for the Pampa area in Uruguay. This article is an outline and needs more content. It has a template, but there is not enough information present. Please plunge forward and help it grow!