By Daniel Schweimler BBC News, Montevideo

Many of the invited leaders did not attend the gathering

The Ibero-American summit has ended in Uruguay's capital Montevideo, with its participants hailing it as a success.

The annual event produced some results, including a detailed report into migration from Latin America.

And Spain said it would mediate in a long-running row between Uruguay and Argentina over environmental issues.

But the 16th summit has not been the success the hosts had hoped for as many of the 22 leaders from Latin America, Spain and Portugal did not turn up.

Anger in Montevideo

Uruguay is insulted.

This summit was the biggest event it has held for many years and the government put a lot of time, effort and money into welcoming the 22 leaders to Montevideo.

The Uruguayan press carried large pictures of Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, wearing very small and unflattering blue swimming trunks as he strolled along a beach in northern Brazil with his wife, when they say he should have been in Uruguay.

And President Hugo Chavez of Venezuela was found to be opening a new metro station in Caracas after first saying he would attend the summit, then that he would be late and then simply not turning up.

Local shopkeepers complained that business was down. Residents and tourists complained because the centre of the city was closed for security reasons.

Football fans complained that the weekend programme was cancelled since all police were needed to guard the dignitaries.