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Quote: Ciudad ViejaThe "Ciudad Vieja" ("Old City") is the name given to colonial Montevideo; nowadays the area is the central neighborhood of the city. Located between the port and the Rambla it is better reached by… Read More
Quote: Torres Garcia was born in 1874 in Uruguay, and left to Barcelona at the age of 17 where he studied arts. In 1920 he travelled to New York to produce and sell toys, and then he travelled to Italy, some years later… Read More
Quote: Last weekend, my friends and I decided it was high time we went dancing. Needless to say, it was just the girls, because when we revel we do so without men. So the girls, we, chose "El Pony" for our maiden… Read More
Quote: This small beach is oriented in such a way that in summer you get a direct view of the sun going under the horizon at sunset. People gathers at that time to have some "mate and bizcochos" and enjoy the sunset. It… Read More
Quote: Colonia del Sacramento, is steeped in history and is a great place to visit. It was founded by the Portuguese in the 17th century under the command of Maestre de Campo Manuel de Lobo as the only Portuguese… Read More
Quote: With an elevation of 400 feet, this hill is a place not to be missed. We generally visit it when we are kids and our teachers organized a day out. Atop the hill there is a fortress, which dates from 1808, with a… Read More
Quote: Good sighs or bad sighs? Two prominent stories exist about the Calle de los Suspiros or Street of Sighs. One is that sailors returning from sea would let out a sigh of pleasure upon meeting up with their girl… Read More
Quote: Historic Colonia's two main squares are the vast Plaza Mayor and the shady Plaza de Armas, also known as Plaza Manuel Lobo. The latter plaza is the home of Colonia's Iglesia Matriz. The church, begun in 1680, is… Read More
Quote: It’s great when you stumble across something you have never heard of when you are travelling. I must confess that I knew little about Montevideo before visiting there so it was no surprise that the city provided… Read More