The odd side of Uruguay.

Evidence-backed unusual places in Uruguay, grouped with maps, original sources and useful geographic context. These are crawlable research records, not an indiscriminate directory: reports without enough depth remain available for exploration but are excluded from search indexing.

METEORITE LANDING · NASA Meteorite Landings

Isthilart meteorite

Recorded meteorite landing

A H5 meteorite recorded as an observed fall with a recorded mass of 3,050 g.

Map, evidence and context →UNESCO GLOBAL GEOPARK · UNESCO Global Geoparks

Manantiales Serranos UNESCO Global Geopark

UY

The Manantiales Serranos UNESCO Global Geopark is located in southeast Uruguay, in the Department of Lavalleja. The region presents a rich geological history, with more than 80% of the terri

Map, evidence and context →UNESCO GLOBAL GEOPARK · UNESCO Global Geoparks

Grutas del Palacio UNESCO Global Geopark

UY

Experience the Creole Stew Festival, a traditional April event held in Centenary Park that showcases ancestral cooking methods using clay and iron pots.Join over 40,000 attendees at the Andr

Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · Expanded physical oddities

HMS Agamemnon

Location recorded in Wikidata

1781 Ardent-class third-rate ship of the line

Map, evidence and context →EXCLAVE · Expanded physical oddities

Martín García Island

Argentina

Argentine island enclaved within the Uruguayan waters of the Río de la Plata

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