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The southwestern region of Uruguay, in which Colonia is located, is typically associated with dairy production. Its proximity to Buenos Aires makes it the main entry point for tourists traveling from Argentina to Uruguay. Tourism is also favored by part of the capital being a World Heritage Site.
Colonia del Sacramento (Spanish: [koˈlonja ðel sakɾaˈmento] ⓘ; Portuguese: Colônia do Sacramento) is a city in southwestern Uruguay, by the Río de la Plata, facing Buenos Aires, Argentina. It is one of the oldest towns in Uruguay and the capital of the Colonia Department. It has a population of around 27,000.
Other settlements were added in the 1990s. Today Colonia Nicolich is considered a typical "dormitory town" for people who commute daily to Montevideo for work or business. [2] In the mid-20th century a Mennonite colony was established there. [3] Since 1999 there is a private cemetery nearby, Parque Martinelli de Carrasco.
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Information about Colonia Valdense at Multimedia Uruguay portal cultural (in Spanish) INE map of Colonia Valdense; Linguistic Book, published by University of the Republic (Uruguay) Pi Hugarte, Renzo; Vidart, Daniel (1970). El legado de los inmigrantes (PDF) (in Spanish). Montevideo: Nuestra Tierra. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-05-15
Nueva Helvecia (Spanish for "New Helvetia"; formerly known as Colonia Suiza) is a city in Colonia Department of Uruguay. It is 120 kilometres (75 mi) west of Montevideo, the capital and largest city of Uruguay, and a few kilometres from the coast where the Atlantic Ocean meets the Río de la Plata .
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La calle de los Suspiros ("Street of Sighs") is a historical street located at Colonia del Sacramento, Uruguay. The street was listed as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1995. This article about the history of Uruguay is a stub .