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| Uruguay |
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Fray Bentos |
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Fray Bentos is a pleasant town on the Rio Uruguay. |
1998 |
| Uruguay |
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Fray Bentos |
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Between 1864 and 1979 Fray Bentos was famous for the production of corned beef. |
1998 |
| Uruguay |
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Fray Bentos |
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Teatro Young dates from 1912. |
1998 |
| Uruguay |
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Fray Bentos |
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The bandstand in Constitution Square was donated by the British in 1902. |
1998 |
| Uruguay |
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Fray Bentos |
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Monument commemorating the first game of football played in Uruguay in 1905. The game was introduced by British workers. |
1998 |
| Uruguay |
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Fray Bentos |
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England Avenue is one of many references to the UK in the city. |
1998 |
| Uruguay |
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Fray Bentos |
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Man drinking mate tea. |
1998 |
| Uruguay |
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Fray Bentos |
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The 1907 Anglo Club. |
1998 |
| Uruguay |
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Fray Bentos |
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There are many many classic cars in the streets of Fray Bentos. |
1998 |
| Uruguay |
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Fray Bentos |
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Detail of a classic 1930s style car. |
1998 |
| Uruguay |
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Fray Bentos |
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The quiet railway station. |
1998 |
| Uruguay |
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Fray Bentos |
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The Rio Uruguay is part of Rio Plata river complex. |
1998 |
| Uruguay |
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Fray Bentos |
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Fray Bentos is a major port. |
1998 |
| Uruguay |
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Fray Bentos |
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The Rio Uruguay occasionally floods its banks. |
1998 |
| Uruguay |
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Fray Bentos |
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Homestead. |
1998 |
| Uruguay |
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Fray Bentos |
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Suburban house. |
1998 |
| Uruguay |
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Fray Bentos |
Barrio Anglo |
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Barrio Anglo is the old British housing area for the meat plant workers. |
1998 |
| Uruguay |
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Fray Bentos |
Barrio Anglo |
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Some of the houses in the barrio are still being used. |
1998 |
| Uruguay |
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Fray Bentos |
Barrio Anglo |
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The industrial buildings of the meat packing plant have been preserved. |
1998 |
| Uruguay |
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Fray Bentos |
Barrio Anglo |
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Some parts of the plant complex are still used by small business. |
1998 |
| Uruguay |
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Fray Bentos |
Barrio Anglo |
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One of the active businesses within the meat packing complex. |
1998 |
| Uruguay |
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Fray Bentos |
Barrio Anglo |
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Mobile green grocer and butcher. |
1998 |
| Uruguay |
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Fray Bentos |
Barrio Anglo |
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Fruit and meat delivery. |
1998 |
| Uruguay |
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Fray Bentos |
Barrio Anglo |
El Anglo Museum |
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The El Anglo Museum is on the site of the old British meat packing factory. |
1998 |
| Uruguay |
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Fray Bentos |
Barrio Anglo |
El Anglo Museum |
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The entrance to the old British meat packing complex, now the El Anglo Museum. |
1998 |
| Uruguay |
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Fray Bentos |
Barrio Anglo |
El Anglo Museum |
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The buildings of the meat packing complex date from 1870. Over 2000 people worked here until the plant's closure in 1979. |
1998 |
| Uruguay |
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Fray Bentos |
Barrio Anglo |
El Anglo Museum |
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Cattle were lead along these passages. |
1998 |
| Uruguay |
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Fray Bentos |
Barrio Anglo |
El Anglo Museum |
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The killing room where an animal could be processed in five minutes. |
1998 |
| Uruguay |
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Fray Bentos |
Barrio Anglo |
El Anglo Museum |
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42m high brick chimney (1906). |
1998 |
| Uruguay |
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Fray Bentos |
Barrio Anglo |
El Anglo Museum |
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The offices have been preserved. |
1998 |
| Uruguay |
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Fray Bentos |
Barrio Anglo |
El Anglo Museum |
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Lables showing the history of the city's meat products. |
1998 |
| Uruguay |
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Fray Bentos |
Barrio Anglo |
El Anglo Museum |
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The Fray Bentos brand was popular in Britain for much of the 20th century. |
1998 |
| Uruguay |
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Montevideo |
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Montevideo was founded by the Spanish in 1726 as a fortress against Portuguese incursions from Brazil. |
1998 |
| Uruguay |
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Montevideo |
Plaza Independencia |
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The centre of Montevideo is domintaed by the 26 storey Salvo Palace. |
1998 |
| Uruguay |
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Montevideo |
Plaza Independencia |
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The Solis Theatre (1856). |
1998 |
| Uruguay |
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Montevideo |
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Montevideo has a faded elegance. |
1998 |
| Uruguay |
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Montevideo |
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Elegant art deco style bank building. |
1998 |
| Uruguay |
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Montevideo |
Plaza Matriz |
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The Cathedral (1799). |
1998 |
| Uruguay |
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Montevideo |
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Casa Rivera was home to Uruguay's first president, Fructuoso Rivera. |
1998 |
| Uruguay |
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Montevideo |
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1950s style car. |
1998 |
| Uruguay |
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Montevideo |
Plaza Zabala |
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Bronze at the centre of Plaza Zabala. |
1998 |
| Uruguay |
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Montevideo |
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Carved cow horn at the Gaucho Museum. |
1998 |
| Uruguay |
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Montevideo |
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Chemist and green grocer. |
1998 |
| Uruguay |
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Montevideo |
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Television interview. |
1998 |
| Uruguay |
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Montevideo |
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Grill bar in the covered port market. |
1998 |
| Uruguay |
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Montevideo |
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Grilled meats and sausages. |
1998 |
| Uruguay |
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Colonia del Sacramento |
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Colonia del Sacramento was founded in 1680 by the Portuguese as a base for smuggling. It was ceded to Spain in 1750. |
1998 |
| Uruguay |
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Colonia del Sacramento |
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Colonia is set by the Rio Plata which forms the border between Uruguay and Argentina. |
1998 |
| Uruguay |
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Colonia del Sacramento |
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The old city is surrounded by a wall lined with cannons. |
1998 |
| Uruguay |
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Colonia del Sacramento |
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Puerta de Campo is a gateway dating from 1745. |
1998 |
| Uruguay |
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Colonia del Sacramento |
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Typical Colonia street. |
1998 |
| Uruguay |
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Colonia del Sacramento |
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The city has many 1930s style cars. |
1998 |
| Uruguay |
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Colonia del Sacramento |
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Tree lined streets with colonial buildings. |
1998 |
| Uruguay |
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Colonia del Sacramento |
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Colonia is a picturesque UNESCO World Heritage site. |
1998 |
| Uruguay |
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Colonia del Sacramento |
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Traditional post box. |
1998 |
| Uruguay |
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Colonia del Sacramento |
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The cobbled streets of the old city by the river. |
1998 |
| Uruguay |
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Colonia del Sacramento |
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Colonial house. |
1998 |
| Uruguay |
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Colonia del Sacramento |
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Tree lined cobbled streets of the old city. |
1998 |
| Uruguay |
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Colonia del Sacramento |
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Colonia is a picturesque city. |
1998 |
| Uruguay |
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Colonia del Sacramento |
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Fine stonework in the old city. |
1998 |
| Uruguay |
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Colonia del Sacramento |
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Portuguese style tiled street signs. |
1998 |
| Uruguay |
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Colonia del Sacramento |
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Crochet curtains. |
1998 |
| Uruguay |
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Colonia del Sacramento |
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Stone cottage. |
1998 |
| Uruguay |
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Colonia del Sacramento |
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Many houses feature external lanterns. |
1998 |
| Uruguay |
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Colonia del Sacramento |
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Elegant hotel in the old city. |
1998 |
| Uruguay |
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Colonia del Sacramento |
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Stone house with red roof tiles. |
1998 |
| Uruguay |
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Colonia del Sacramento |
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White building. |
1998 |
| Uruguay |
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Colonia del Sacramento |
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A 19th century lighthouse set amongst the 17th century Convent of San Fransisco. |
1998 |
| Uruguay |
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Colonia del Sacramento |
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Stone wall and wooden door. |
1998 |
| Uruguay |
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Colonia del Sacramento |
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Cannons in the old city. |
1998 |
| Uruguay |
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Colonia del Sacramento |
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A family run posada (guest house). |
1998 |
| Uruguay |
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Colonia del Sacramento |
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Pretty courtyard. |
1998 |
| Uruguay |
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Colonia del Sacramento |
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Road overlooking the Rio Plata. |
1998 |
| Uruguay |
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Colonia del Sacramento |
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Lighthouse in the middle of the Rio Plata. |
1998 |
| Uruguay |
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Colonia del Sacramento |
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Making a delivery in Colonia. |
1998 |
| Uruguay |
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Colonia del Sacramento |
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Classic cars in the quiet streets of Colonia. |
1998 |
| Uruguay |
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Colonia del Sacramento |
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A 1930s style car, one of many in the city. |
1998 |
| Uruguay |
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Colonia del Sacramento |
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Tree-lined street in Colonia. |
1998 |
| Uruguay |
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Colonia del Sacramento |
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Matriz Church (1680) in Colonia, the oldest in Uruguay. |
1998 |
| Uruguay |
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Colonia del Sacramento |
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Classic pickup van. |
1998 |
| Uruguay |
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Colonia del Sacramento |
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The old port is now a yacht marina. |
1998 |
| Uruguay |
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Colonia del Sacramento |
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Boat on the Rio Plata. |
1998 |
| Uruguay |
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Colonia del Sacramento |
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The marina. |
1998 |
| Uruguay |
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Colonia del Sacramento |
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View of the city walls from the marina. |
1998 |
| Uruguay |
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Colonia del Sacramento |
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View of the Rio Plata, which forms the border between Uruguay and Argentina. |
1998 |
| Uruguay |
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Colonia del Sacramento |
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Hilly clobbled street with a colonial house. |
1998 |
| Uruguay |
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Colonia del Sacramento |
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Tile map of Colonia dating from 1762. |
1998 |
were added from 1 January 2023.