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Published: April 2nd 2013
We arrived in Colonia on Friday 22nd March after an 8 hour bus ride from Salto. The taxi from the estancia into town to catch the bus was quite an experience, the car was very old and with thick fog the dirt road was invisible, goodness knows how the driver got us there! On the bus we passed Fray Bentos (thats right where the pies were made), we didnt stop there but the old factory is now a museum, at the height of production they were getting through 2000 cattle a day! The signature product was actually the Oxo beef cube which has sustained many travellers and soldiers over the years. During its time this factory employed over 25,000 workers from 60 different countries. I cant help thinking of my Gran though who used to use the old pie tins to feed her cats from!
We checked into a lovely hostel right on the edge of the old town area and went to the light house to watch the sun set (although they actually make you come down a half hour before the sun sets as there are no lights in the stair well). The old town of Colonia is
Iglesia Matriz
Colonias oldest church in the Plaza de Armasa Unesco World Heritage site, it is a small picturesque town made up of narrow cobbled streets on the rio de la plata. It was founded in 1680 by the Portugese and later fought over and won by the Spanish in 1777. The old town is very popular as a holiday destination for Argentines, and although it is very touristy no one there trys to give you the hard sell. It remains a very sleepy, peacefull fishing village/port town, even the tourists are quiet!
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Jane Errington
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Enjoying your blogs
Hi both, I can tell you are both having a wonderful time. I am enjoying your blogs, Denise you should become a travle writer!. Think of us in the freezing cold in Wales!! Keep the blogs coming, I can feel the sunshine as I read them. Lots of Love to you both.