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fiogf49gjkf0d MONTEVIDEO:
THE CAPITAL AND ONLY LARGE CITY SPRAWLS ALONG THE BANKS OF
THE RIO DE LA PLATA ALMOST DIRECTLY OPPOSITE BUENOS AIRES.
IT'S A PICTURESQUE PLACE OF COLONIAL SPANISH, ITALIAN AND
ART DECO STYLES. PLACES TO SEE ARE CIUDAD VIEJA (THE OLD CITY
BUILT ON A PENINSULA), PLAZA INDEPENDENCIA, MAUSELEO DE ARTIGAS
(THE ENORMOUS STATUE OF THE NATIONAL HERO), PALACIO SALVO (THE
TALLEST BUILDING IN SOUTH AMERICA), NATIONAL HISTORICAL MUSEUM,
MUSEUM OF THE GAUCHO AND THE CURRENCY, MARKET OF THE PORT,
AND BEACHES STRETCH ALONG THE METROPOLITAN WATERFRONT.
THE URUGUAYAN LITTORAL:
WEST OF MONTEVIDEO, AND COVERING THE PORTION OF URUGUAY WHICH
FRONTS THE RIO DE LA PLATA & THE RIO URUGUAY IS THE COUNTRY'S
MOST IMPORTANT AGRICULTURAL AREA. OUTSTANDING ATTRACTION OF
THIS AREA IS THE LIVELY COLONIAL CITY OF COLONIA OF THE
SACRAMENT AN UNDER-APPRECIATED GEM OF NARROW COBBLED STREETS
FLANKED BY WHITEWASHED BUILDINGS.
PAYSANDU:
THE SECOND LARGEST CITY OF URUGUAY HAS NUMBER OF EXCELLENT
MUSEUMS.
THE URUGUAYAN RIVIERA:
THE AREA EAST OF MONTEVIDEO IS ONE OF THE MOST WESTERNIZED
PLACES IN URUGUAY WITH NUMBER OF BEACH RESORTS.
PUNTA DEL ESTE:
ONE OF SOUTH AMERICA'S MOST GLAMOUROUS & EXCLUSIVE DESTINATIONS.
OTHER PLACES TO SEE:
RESORTS OF ATLANTIDA, AND PIRIAPOLIS, CERRO PAN DE AZUCAR &
MINAS (A LOVELY TOWN SET IN WOODED HILLS),
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