Introduction Forgotten Uruguay offers miles of coastline dotted with beach towns that may have been dropped right from the south of France. Photo Gallery (Click to see photos) Uruguayan Beach Towns Currency ~ Uruguay Peso (Click to enlarge) (Click to enlarge) (Click to enlarge)	Country Information Uruguay Uruguay has traditionally been better off than many other countries in South America, and is known for its progress in education, its advanced welfare system and its liberal laws governing social issues such as divorce.