Colonia del Sacramento

Group photo in front of a house built representing the Portguese culture due to the style of the roof on the house. 

Plaza De Toro near La Colonia which was built in 1910 for bull fighting and only used for two years. 

 Part of original wall that surrounded the city. 

Our Tour Guide Fabian gave us a very educational overall of the history of  the historic town La Colonia del Sacramento, Uruguay and how it was fist established by the Portguese and Spanish people

Yesterday afternoon, we had the pleasure of visiting la Colonia del Sacramento.  We stopped at plaza del torro, a bull fighting arena that was built in 1910 and hosted only two full bull fights. The president at the time was attending the fight with his daughter, who was shocked by the violence. This led to the President shutting stopping the bull fights.

After that, our guide Fabian led us on a tour of the old city, which used to be a Portuguese and Spanish fort. This fort changed ownership many times due to each country's defeat of the other. This is very interesting because you can tell which side had control during the construction of the fort since they had two very distinct architectural styles even though they used the same materials.

When the formal tour was finished we still had some free time before we had to board the ferry. Most of the group split into smaller groups to explore further. After a quick ice cream stop, I climbed the lighthouse with three other classmates to enjoy the view. This city is very tourist friendly and has an amazing view of the Rio de la Plata.

Submitted by Paul Sitter.

SDSU group standing with the River La Plata behind them which separates Uruguay and Argentina and is the widest river in the world at two specific points. 

Jason Madison and Austin Effling asking a specific question to the tour guide about the history of Urugu

Historic Lighthouse looking out over the River La Plata.