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El General Destination Guide

Discover El General in Uruguay

El General in the region of Colonia is a town located in Uruguay - some 102 mi or ( 164 km ) West of Montevideo , the country's capital .

Interactive map of El General

Local time in El General is now 06:16 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " America/Montevideo " with a UTC offset of -2 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Moron, La Plata, Buenos Aires, Tacuarembó, and Montevideo. When in this area, you might want to check out Moron . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in El General ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Colonia del Sacramento, Uruguay: Day and Night

4:14 min by XjjdX
Views: 18743 Rating: 4.76

Only a one-hour ferry ride from Buenos Aires, Colonia del Sacramento Uruguay is a great destination. If you visit around a holiday: Christmas, Carnival etc. you're likely to see a drum parade. ..

EL VIAJERO HOSTEL COLONIA

3:09 min by samanosuke1984
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EL VIAJERO COLONIA The newest and best Hostel Colonia has to offer!! 700 m away from the Port and Bus Station, just a 100 m from the famous "Historical Town" (a part of the city declared Historical Hu ..


Colonia del Sacramento - Uruguay - www.tigretienetodo.com.ar - Turismo - Travel -

1:48 min by Argentinaturismo2010
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Recorrido por Colonia del Sacramento - Casco Histórico - Playas - Calle de Los Suspiros - Faro - Convento de San Francisco - Antigüedades - Transporta Líneas Delta Argentino Tel: 4731-1236 - www.linea ..

Colonia del Sacramento , Uruguay: Summer in HD

3:49 min by XjjdX
Views: 7532 Rating: 5.00

Scenes from the historic old city. Remastered and uploaded in HD, the way it was meant to be seen. ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Plaza de toros Real de San Carlos

Plaza de toros Real de San Carlos is a bull ring in Colonia del Sacramento, Uruguay. It is currently a derelict building that is crumbling down. It is forbidden for safety reasons to access the bull ring. When in operation it could host 10,000 spectators. It is designed in typically Moorish style. It officially opened on January 9, 1910 Featuring the most famous Bullfighters of the time, Ricardo Torres (aka Bombita Grande) and his brother Manuel (aka Bombita Chico) from Spain.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -34.44 -57.87 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Buildings and structures completed in 1910, Bullrings in Uruguay, Colonia del Sacramento

Estadio Suppici

Estadio Suppici is a multi-use stadium in Colonia, Uruguay. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium holds 12,000 people. The stadiums is named after Alberto Suppici, coach of Uruguay national football team during the 1930 World Cup. It is the home stadium of Plaza Colonia and hosted matches during the 2003 South American Youth Championship.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -34.47 -57.85 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: Football venues in Uruguay

San Juan River (Uruguay)

The San Juan River (Spanish, Río San Juan) is a river of Uruguay. It empties into the Río de la Plata.

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Located at -34.27 -57.99 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Tags: La Plata basin, Rivers of Uruguay

1888 Río de la Plata earthquake

The 1888 Río de la Plata earthquake occurred on June 5, 1888, measuring 5.5 on the Richter scale, and shook the upper Río de la Plata at 3:20 UTC-3. The epicentre was located 15 kilometres southwest of Colonia del Sacramento and 42 kilometres east of Buenos Aires, with a hypocentre at a depth of 30 kilometres .

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Located at -34.60 -57.90 (Lat./Long.); Less than 22 km away
Tags: 1888 earthquakes, 1888 in Argentina, 1888 in Uruguay, Earthquakes in Argentina, Earthquakes in Uruguay