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Colonia del Sacramento

Colonia del Sacramento (formerly the Portuguese Colónia do Sacramento) is a city in southwestern Uruguay, by the Río de la Plata, facing Buenos Aires, Argentina. It is the oldest town in Uruguay and capital of the departamento of Colonia. It had a population of 21,714 according to the 2004 census.
It is renowned for its historic quarter, a World Heritage Site. Modern Colonia del Sacramento produces textiles and has a free trade zone, in addition to a polytechnic center and various government buildings.

Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colonia_del_Sacramento

Recent city comments:

  • Formerly Sudamtex, esteban (guest) wrote 7 years ago:
    Hi I need information about Clifford Haworth.- can you reply here?
  • Formerly Sudamtex, Eddie (guest) wrote 10 years ago:
    Jan, my father Harry Cohen worked there from 1966 to 1968. We lived on Ituzaingó for one year, and at the very end of Avenida Artigas (near the clock monument) for one year,
  • Formerly Sudamtex, jandasennetttiscali.co.u (guest) wrote 16 years ago:
    My Father Clifford Haworth worked at the Sudamtex factory as Superintendant and later Deputy Manager until he retired about 1971.
  • Formerly Sudamtex, AGUS (guest) wrote 17 years ago:
    COLONIA SHOP IS NEXT TO THE FABRIC; NO IN THE FABRIC
  • Court House, agus (guest) wrote 17 years ago:
    INTENDENCIA MUNICIPAL DE COLONIA
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