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Byline: RICHARD ALLEMAN editor: Valerie Steiker
In Uruguay, Estancia Vik is a postmodern Spanish colonial ranch house with an unusual locationright near the ocean. Designed by local architect Marcelo Daglio, the property boasts twelve suites and a polished-granite pool, as well as a spa, stables, and a private polo fieldnot to mention easy access to nearby, trendy JosA[c] Ignacio. Rates: from $500; estanciavik.com. Meanwhile, Brazil's seaside town of Trancoso welcomes the UXUA Casa Hotel, a brand-new nine-bungalow compound made almost entirely out of recycled materials. Designed by Wilbert Das, the creative director of Diesel, the hotel has such rustic-chic touches as an abandoned fishing boat for a beach bar and eucalyptus shower heads. The ...