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This past weekend took us away from Montevideo to Colonia del Sacramento. Colonia is a sleepy, historic town on the far southwestern coast of Uruguay, very close to Argentinean border. It was founded in the 17th century and is protected as a World Heritage Site.

We spent a lazy afternoon in Colonia, walking along the cobblestone streets, through the grassy Plaza Mayor and along the coastline. While the afternoon is beautiful for sightseeing, the city really becomes special in the evening. In the late afternoon, the tour buses load up and the masses depart for Buenos Aires. Then at sunset, the lamps light along the sidewalks, casting a buttery glow on the buildings. The mood has changed and the historic neighborhood is now a scene of serenity.

For lack of better words, I will provide my pictures that I took as I strolled along the streets. The last was taken in the dim light of the sunset and the streetlamps. I hope you enjoy these pictures as much as I enjoyed taken them.

As an ending note, while Colonia’s historic town is quite peaceful and closes down fairly early (midnight) for being part of the Latin Culture, have no fear…the newer part of the city stays open just as late as the rest of Latin America. After a peaceful day and evening, my partners in crime and I wandered around looking for the action. Which we, of course, found in the form of a discoteque. I believe all 20,000 residents of Colonia were crammed into this disco, which was a beautiful old mansion that had several rooms of music and dancing. We danced until the wee hours of the morning when we drug ourselves back to our hotel for a few hours of sleep. No matter where you go here, there will always be a place for dancing until 5:00am. It’s amazing!

Posted on October 23rd, 2007 by katiejocannon
Filed under: Travel, Uruguay