At present, Uruguay’s fossil fuel plants provide just 2 percent of the nation’s energy and are only rarely activated in the infrequent case that renewable power production falls short of demand.

Still, almost despite itself, it points to true art. As a sprawling new exhibit opens in two museums in Amsterdam, the German artist fears that history is repeating itself. Two dozen works from ...

A good place to start is Bracco Bosca, 30 miles east of Montevideo along the vast Rio de la Plata estuary. Founded five ...