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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.
Route 1 is a national route of Uruguay. In 1975, it was assigned the name Brigadier General Manuel Oribe , a national hero of Uruguay. [ 1 ] It connects Montevideo with Colonia del Sacramento to the west along the coast.
Plaza de toros Real de San Carlos is a former bullring in Colonia del Sacramento, Uruguay. Built in 1909 it was shortly closed after prohibition of bull fighting in 1912. After a century of abandonment, in 2021 it was finally restored and transformed into a cultural center for musical or sportive events.
It is located on the south end of Route 2, about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) north of its intersection with Route 1 (at kilometre 130 of the later). It is about 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) (by road) west of Nueva Helvecia and 51 kilometres (32 mi) east-northeast of the department capital city Colonia del Sacramento.
Ferry Terminal in Colonia: Author: Liam Quinn from Canada: Camera location ... Puerto de Colonia del Sacramento. ferry. creator. some value. Flickr user ID: 59222181@N03.
The other, more central square is the commercial centre of the city. The main commercial street is 19 de Avril, which at its south ends at the bridge, after which it becomes Route 21 which joins it with Colonia del Sacramento and also forks towards other destinations. [citation needed] Hotel Casino de Carmelo
Johnston suggested taking the Elkhorn Boulevard extension as an alternate route. The mile-long stretch of road, which opened on May 21, connects Highway 99 in North Natomas to the airport.
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 .