Top Historical Places To Visit in Uruaguay
Uraguay has many attractions and places of interest for visitors to explore and learn about the country’s history and culture. The capital, Montevideo, has places to captivate the imagination as well as the beaches that tourists can relax and take in the sun.
The ciudad vieja, the old city, starts at the Plaza Independencia and ends [...]
COLONIA DEL SACRAMENTO, URUGUAY
in Uruguay’s province of Colonia, was the only Portuguese settlement along the Rio de la Plata. Founded as Nova Colonia do Sacramento in 1680 by Manuel de Lobo, it was the focus of struggle between the Spanish, who founded the settlement at Montevideo in response, and the Portuguese over control of the area.
For years it [...]
