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And the winner is… Results of the UruguayNow awards for 2010

They may not quite be the Oscars, but UruguayNow has its own awards, six in all, for 2010. We hope that our pale-blue certificates (sorry, but there are no shiny gold statuettes for the moment) will serve as a recognition of excellence in the country's hotel and restaurant sectors. The research was carried out between December 2009 and March 2010. Journalists requiring more details of the selection and award criteria should mail Nick Foster, publisher of UruguayNow at nick@uruguaynow.com. The awards ceremony took place at the headquarters of Uruguay's National Tourism Ministry in Montevideo on 13 April 2010. Our thanks go to the Ministry for their precious support of the UruguayNow travel guide project. The award winners are:

Best-Value Hotel in Montevideo: Regency Golf, Punta Carretas

Best Business Hotel in Montevideo: Sheraton, Punta Carretas

Best Restaurant in Montevideo: Francis, Punta Carretas

Montevideo's Most Innovative Dining Experience: Rara Avis, Ciudad Vieja

Best Boutique Hotel in Punta del Este: L'Auberge

Best-Value Boutique Hotel in Punta del Este: Posada Aldilá

You can find out more about these establishments by visiting the Montevideo restaurants, Montevideo hotels, and Punta del Este hotels chapters of the guide.

Our top web picks

Not yet made it to Uruguay? When you're done with UruguayNow, our choice of the top 6 internet resources for the country is just a mouse click away. In no particular order, they are:

Ola Uruguay: www.olauruguay.com

Mercopress: http://en.mercopress.com/

Benjamin Gedan's Small State: http://benjamingedan.blogspot.com/

Retired in Uruguay: http://wallyinuruguay.blogspot.com/

Uruguay Natural: www.uruguaynatural.com

Global Property Guide: http://www.globalpropertyguide.com/Latin-America/Uruguay

For reviews of these sites, please click here.

UruguayNow in the press

UruguayNow's mix of travel and tourist information on Uruguay, hotel reviews for Montevideo and Punta del Este (coming soon for Colonia), restaurant reviews and tips on excursions, sightseeing and lifestyle in Uruguay has been featured in El País, La República, MercoPress and on Uruguay's Channel 5 TV and other news media in the country. Look out for features on cinema and movie-making, estancia tourism, Uruguay's best beaches and Uruguayan wine (and tips on the best bodegas to visit) in our next edition in October 2010. Journalists interested in finding out more about our Uruguay travel guide project should mail nick@uruguaynow.com.