This livestock centre is best reached by Route 2 from the main Colonia-Montevideo highway. Founded in 1788, it is pleasant town on the Río Negro, a yachting and fishing centre during the season. Its charm (it is known as ‘the city of flowers’) derives from its Spanish-colonial appearance, though it is not as old as the older parts of Colonia. There is an attractive costanera (riverside drive).
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