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| Calle típica de Colonia |
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| Mi borrachita |
After arriving in Colonia and finding a suitable hostel we wandered down to the waterfront. Dos Puertos restaurant is where our hunger landed us. Unfortunately, it wasn´t a very good place to eat. However, we did manage to quench our thirst with some good Uruguayan brews.
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| Rio de la Plata |
The historic centre of Colonia is located on a point that juts into the water and is surrounded on three sides by the Río de la Plata. The Portuguese founded Colonia in 1680 to smuggle goods across the river into Buenos Aires.
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| El faro |
The lighthouse is an interesting blend of construction techniques and offers a nice view of the old city and of course overlooks the Río de la Plata.
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| Museo Portugues |
We vised the Portuguese museum along with several others. Cindy captured this beautiful photo through a gate to the courtyard.
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| Canon |
This cannon is one of several that was used to defend the city. The Spanish captured this smuggling port in 1762 and held it until 1777.
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| Típica casa Española |
The constrast between the Portuguese and Spanish buildings from one corner to the next highlights the intriguing history of the two colonies that had the greatest impact on the history of Colonia.
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| Hugo, Justin y Cindy |
We met Hugo from Quebec at El Español hostel and went out into a deluge to visit several of the museums on our second day. One multi-pass gave us entrance into a half dozen small museums scattered about the town site. The rain relented for about an hour but then it continued to pour heavily, flooding the streets until the following day.
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