Calle 8 de Octubre, Barrio Hist?o (Old Town).

Colonia del Sacramento, Uruguay

by Eve Andersson

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Across the river from Buenos Aires sits Colonia del Sacramento, Uruguay's oldest city. Its Barrio Histórico (Old Town) is a World Heritage Site.

The river upon which the city sits, Río de la Plata, is the widest in the world. It looks almost like an ocean — except that from some points within Colonia, you can faintly see the tall buildings of Buenos Aires on the other side. Bathers lounge on the sandy river bank.

Quiet, clean, small, and beautiful, Colonia is a pleasant place to spend one or two days.

Dock at the end of Calle de Espa?Barrio Hist?o (Old Town). View of Barrio Hist?o (Old Town) from Lighthouse. Calle de San Pedro, Barrio Hist?o (Old Town). Centro Cultural Teatro Basti?el C?en, including a spiral sculpture called La Gran Funci?y Ricardo Pascale. Streetlamp and sign for Calle de San Pedro (Street of St Peter). People at a restaurant, with dogs. Calle de Santa Rita, Barrio Hist?o (Old Town). Calle de Santa Rita, Barrio Hist?o (Old Town). Ruins, looking out onto R?de la Plata, Calle del Virrey Cevallos, Barrio Hist?o (Old Town). Scooters, Calle Real, Barrio Hist?o (Old Town). Paseo de San Gabriel, Barrio Hist?o (Old Town). Dog standing in front of the restaurant Pulper?de los Faroles, Barrio Hist?o (Old Town).
Houses lining Plaza Mayor 25 de Mayo, Barrio Hist?o (Old Town). Lighthouse, Barrio Hist?o (Old Town). Cobblestone street. Man drinking mate, Calle del Colegio, Barrio Hist?o (Old Town). Streetlamp and sign advertising hielo (ice). Calle del Colegio, Barrio Hist?o (Old Town).

Colonia contains a surprising number of old cars.

Cobblestone street with old car. Ami 8 Elysee Citro? parked on Calle de Espa?Barrio Hist?o (Old Town). Old car, Calle de Santa Rita, Barrio Hist?o (Old Town). Calle del Virrey Cevallos, Barrio Hist?o (Old Town).





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Eve Andersson (eve@eveandersson.com)
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