MONTEVIDEO
Founded in 1726 by the Spaniards, Montevideo is it capital of Uruguay and the largest city of the country. It dominates by far the cultural, commercial and economic life of the nation; It is a modern and very animated city, with some astonishing and interesting architectural examples, especially along the avenida 18 of Julio.
The atmosphere is rather different from that of the other South American capitals. That can be allotted partially to a very mixed population, but almost entirely of European stock.
It remains only little of buildings of colonial style, but the authorities recently undertook to save the rare surviving specimens.
There are many museums to see in Montevideo, and one should not miss Museo del Gaucho. One will admire there superb collections relating to the history of these boys cowherds, cow-boys of Uruguay, with their leather clothing, their weapons, their objects of money and other documents on their everyday life. One can see also there a monetary documentation of the history of Uruguay. The building itself is worth displacement by the beauty of its architecture.
Two other museums will retain the visitor. They are the historical residences of Put Lavalleja (Museo Historico Nacional), and of Put Will rivet.
A visit in Mercado del Puerto, with the angle of Piedras and Castellanos, in the old part of the city, is a must. It always functions like a market with meat and vegetables, but of many restorations were led which stopped the commercial activities and supported the installation of bars and restaurants sympatic. It is a delicious place, very attended, where one can sit down to eat or drink glass by listening to the travelling musicians who never miss in trimmings.
The zoo and the planetarium are also worthy of interest.
On the sea front nine beaches, very attended during the summer are stretched. One of closest to the center, Playa Pocitos, is regarded as Copacabana of Montevideo.
- Routes to visit the city

COLONIA
The old working kept its plaza surrounded of many museums installed in old residences, with the remainders of former strong Spanish in the vicinity.

PAYSANDU
It acts of largest of the provincial towns, with a population of 80.000 inhabitants.
You will verez the cathedral, of which the walls kept embedded the balls of the war of Triple Alliance, the city was then a moment with the hands of the Paraguayans.
The museum of the collége salésien deserves also a fast visit.

PUNTA LED ESTE
It is one of the balneal holidays most crested of all South America.
Since Maldonado, one can go to visit the colony of seals which lives on Isla de Lobos.

SALTO
It is the urban centre more populated north of Uruguay.
There are many thermal springs in the neighbourhoods, with arranged swimming pools.
You will be able to also visit the gigantic dam Salto Grande on Uruguay.