Museo Naval

Montevideo


Along the eastern waterfront in Buceo, this museum traces the role of boats and ships in Uruguayan history, from the indigenous Charrúa’s canoe culture to the dramatic sinking of the German Graf Spee off Montevideo in 1939.


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