Friday, April 20, 2007

This is Salto, in Uruguay

Hello people.
Salto is a city in Uruguay (Uruguay is between Argentina & Brazil)
Salto is in north west of the country with coast to Uruguay River.
One of the most famous things in Salto is Salto Grande Dam, a binational hydroelectric complex.
In the city live 100.000+ inhabitants & the economic resouces, are the production of citruses & tourism..because in salto is the biggest acuatic park in South Am. Cause in salto, a decades ago, looking for oil, was discovered, thermal waters, being thus, one of the thermal places os quality in America.
With five-stars hotels, etc.


Flag of Salto


View from Google Earth


Access to Salto


The church & the fountain of the Sq.


Nigth view of the Sq.


Another of the cathedral


Larrañaga Theater, the biggest & historic in Salto




Palacio Gallino, today the museum of Arts


Fountain of "Treinta y Tres" Sq.


Historic "Palacio de Oficinas Públicas", where today is the National & Public Mail


A Sq.....I dont know the name..lol






Street @ nigth



Salto's streets


Statue of Artigas(Uruguay's Hero) in the Sq. that takes his name


Downtown St.

Skyline.>

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