Colonia del Sacramento

Yesterday was a trip to Uruguay, to the old Portuguese settlement of Colonia del Sacramento.
Dating back to to the 1600's,  it is a beautiful example of colonial architecture and also a tourist mecca.

We traveled by boat for an hour across the wide Rio de la Plata. (There's a short video below.)

 The town has about 22,000 people, and lots of nice beaches. There are beautiful walls, doors and windows in the historic district. We had a guide so we actually learned something about what we were seeing.

We met a woman and her mother sitting out in front of their house. We once again had that great experience of connecting with strangers and laughing with them. Juan, Maureen and Zak photographed them.