Colonia de Sacramento

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It's time to move on and leave for Argentina today. But instead of taking a direct ferry connection to Buenos Aires, we decided to take a but to Colonia, a very old traditional town in Uruguay opposite to BA. The town is definetly worth a visit and moreover the distance to be covered by ferry is less far than from Montevideo. Colonia was founded by the Portuges in early colonial times to observe naval activities on the Rio de la Plata and to smuggle goods into BA.
The town offers a very pleansant atmosphere and gives the visitor a very good insight into the early days settlements in Uruguay. There are many old buildings and parts of the cities defences are also still in place. Stefan and I had a delicous lunch and prepared to embark late in the afternoon.

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