Three Minute City

The capital city of the tiny South American country of Uruguay, Montevideo could be pardoned for living in the shadow of its neighours.

But the city and its one million inhabitants have a unique sense of Latin style and passion. The host of the world’s first football World Cup in 1930, the city is soccer mad, with no less than five teams calling the crumbling Estadio Centenario home. The once grand stadium also witnessed the home team lift that original World Cup. Montevideo also lays claim to a form of tango and the city boasts a spectacular stretch of coastline along the playa Pocitos, while the old town is home to beautiful colonial buildings.

SPOTTED!

Global warming is going to change the face of the earth — literally. With such drastic consequences so well publicised, it’s no wonder that one of the top travel trends is climate sightseeing. Almost like a last ditch attempt to catch a glimpse of landscapes (including polar regions, coral reefs and even tiny islands) before they’re a thing of the past, tourists are seriously considering this form of ‘eco-travel’. Critics have, of course, pointed out the obvious paradox: more travel could only mean more trouble for the places in question. Earlier this year, CNN listed New Orleans in Louisiana and the Amazon in Brazil as the top five places to visit before global warming really hits tourism hard.