The Country
Located in the South part of America and its to be one of the smallest countries of the continent, Uruguay has managed to outline its democratic identity and liberty, tolerant, loving cultured and of own and fraternity. The tourist who arrives at our country find the cordiality and affection of which their inhabitants make finery. An frendly treatment has been characterizing the attitude to welcome in the tourist, this either is custom within our country for or many years. In order to summarize our philosophy of life we will say that we are loving of the balance, of the good humor, and possessors of an ancestral wisdom that observes compasive how the frenetic life of as much people in the rest of the world passes. These characteristics do not occur by chance but that its constant contact with people arrivals of other parts of the world since it was constituted like nation. Thousands of immigrants came mainly from Spain and Italy, as well as from Argentina, Brazil and France. World War I contributed to migratory current forts that incorporated their customs and culture. This way Poles, Serbians, Croatians, Rumanians, Germans settled down themselves Armenian, Syria, Lebanese, Jewish, who integrated themselves in the country and of certain way they helped to that Uruguay is what today is really: "a warm and extremely cosy country". Soon in World War II it happens the same; his offers a safe place to settle down. The new settlers and already settled down in our earth obtained a usual integration little since nobody tried to control to the other existing cultures but that on the contrary it took place a connection and cultural interchange as it is difficult to find elsewhere of the world |
Security
When you arrive to Uruguay , you find the most quiet and safe conutry in whole the Americas . You can walk late at night anywhere, you would found a tribute of peace , and harmony. Safe is the trade mark of our country. |
Travel on History
Everything is reduced to a love history. There per 1516, Francisco del Puerto , a cabin boy of the crew of Juan Diaz de Soli's, was marked with a pico of land. As much so he decided to remain there. That pice of land was Colonia , that still continues enamoring to the visitors. There is not one who is above in old district of Colonia del Sacramento and it is not enamored with his paved with stones small streets lost, of his yellow lights, their overflowed balconies of flowers and their history. If it will have seen happen enamored this city that during 150 years changed of owner 15 times. Spaniards and Portuguese in their majority disputed these earth. Once he gained one, gained another one again. Everyone imposed its style, defended the place, constructed to houses and walls. And thus it was as Colony of the Sacrament transformed itself into which is: a corner of the declared world patrimony of the humanity. The influence of the cultures Portuguese and Spanish is mixed in the corners of this city. The Italian culture is present in Valdense Colony and La Paz, where the some greater ones still speak dialecto called patois. The shields in the doors of the Nine houses of Helvecia demonstrate the presence of Swiss descendants of and German. Also the jesuitas found in these earth their place and installed their chapel. It is that the language of the love is universal, say. And for that reason all were welcomed by the arms of this loved. The department has numerous ports, smalls towns that have been staying just as for one hundred years, sand bath blond, parks filled with trees, bellwethers waters to practice sports. A little everything. So that nobody can say that it did not fall in love with her. To only 180 km of Montevideo, to arrive at Colonia del Sacramento is very fast and simple. An excellent option to know a city colonial of Uruguay.
Safe Beaches , Best Waves, Good Sun
Uruguay has Kilometers of coast, accompanied with diferents landscapes. For those who want to be quiet, the Rio de la PLata is the answer, a river loks like the sea, full of stories, part of history. For those who look for extreme , the atlantic ocean will be waiting.
Besides for each way you chose , would be several landscapes. Big cities with crazy nights, towns of fishermens lost between the dunes and the sea with no electricity and no streets. Small villages between the hills, camping, on a house, on the best hotel, as you want.
Evrything on our country, Uruguay.- |
Punta del Este is the Queen of the South
Summer time on Punta del Este is the most wonderfoul place to stay . You can enjoy crazy nights , sharing with southamerican jet set , and european millonaires. Or you can enjoy the peace of a lot of beach , depending of your taste.
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