Historic Quarter of the City of Colonia del Sacramento

Historic Quarter of the City of Colonia del Sacramento skrevs in på UNESCO:s världsarvslista 1995 som kulturarv i Uruguay. Platsen hör till regionen Latin America and the Caribbean.

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Världsarvet har varit en del av den gemensamma UNESCO-listan sedan 1995.

UNESCOFounded by the Portuguese in 1680 on the Río de la Plata, the city was of strategic importance in resisting the Spanish. After being disputed for a century, it was finally lost by its founders. The well-preserved urban landscape illustrates the successful fusion of the Portuguese, Spanish and post-colonial styles.