Kategorie: Uruguay

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URUGUAY: Streetart Colonia del Sacramento – Open Air Streetart Gallery at Suppici Stadium

Colonia del Sacramento is a city located on the Río de la Plata with approximately 32.000 inhabitants. The departamento capital was founded in January 1680, making it the oldest city in Uruguay. Its architecturally interesting old town with cobblestone alleys and charming squares was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1995. The streets are also home to fantastic urban art, from colorful graffiti to creative wall paintings. In particular, an open air streetart gallery has been established at a long wall next to the Campus Municipal Profesor Alberto Suppici stadium, with numerous contributions by local and national artists.

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URUGUAY: Montevideo City Reportage

At this year’s South America Trip we also had a multi-day stop in the capital of Uruguay – Montevideo. The country is one of the smallest on the South American continent, but it has holiday opportunities fustdick behind the ears. The city is located at the mouth of the Río de la Plata and has about 1.3 million inhabitants. Buenos Aires in Argentina is on the other side of the river, actually only 213 kilometers as the crow flies. You can easily take ferries here, driving through countless boats. Incidentally, Montevideo celebrates the longest carnival in the world BEFORE Brazil and Rio. Maybe the one in Rio is bigger, but the one in Montevideo lasts longer … it goes on for a month …

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URUGUAY: Streetart, Surfspot and a fancy Lighthouse – La Paloma

On the first glance you could assume that the place is somewhere around the Baltic or at the Wadden Sea. The architecture doesn´t really look very South American. As well there is this huge but small white lighthouse, which reminds more on Denmark or the German Otto comedy movies. But the palms, the warm climate and the high waves will disabuse you. La Paloma is located at the southeastern coast of Uruguay and it´s covered with awesome paintings, fantastic streetart and hidden graffiti. We brought you nice photo material from our last trip to the little chillspot. It´s an insider tip for surfer, artists and mountainbiker.

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