Introducing Colonia del Sacramento
Take some winding, cobbled streets, add an intriguing history and put them on a gorgeous point overlooking the Río de la Plata. What do you get? A major tourist attraction.
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But the snap-happy hordes can’t kill the atmosphere of ‘Colonia’. This place has got ‘it’, whatever that is, as well as enough restaurants, bars and nightlife to keep you happy for weeks.
The Portuguese founded Colonia in 1680 to smuggle goods across the Río de la Plata into Buenos Aires. The Spanish captured it in 1762 and held it until 1777, when tax reforms finally permitted foreign goods to proceed directly to Buenos Aires.
Last updated: Sep 25, 2008
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RE: Montevideo for 2 weeks
by Elliott_Moore 12 September 2011
An easy day trip would be possible over to Colonia del Sacramento by bus and back in the same day. It is an old Portuguese port city.…
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RE: Honeymoon Itinerary
by martiniman 08 September 2011
Hi there, My inputs to your itinerary: - Buenos Aires in 4 days will be tough, specially if you want to make a day trip to Uruguay (I…
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South America Itinerary and advice
by slevin88 28 August 2011
Hey So, im heading to South America from December onwards for about 3 months. One month will be volunteering and the other 2 will be…
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