What is Colonia del Sacramento?
[[Image:Colonia de Sacramento.jpg|thumb|250px|The lighthouse of Colonia del Sacramento]] [[Image:Coat of arms of Colonia Department.svg|thumb|90px|Coat of arms]] '''Colonia del Sacramento''' ({{lang-pt|Colónia do Sacramento}}) is a city in southwestern [[Uruguay]], by the [[Río de la Plata]], facing the [[Argentina|Argentine]] capital [[Buenos Aires]]. It is the oldest town in the country and capital of the [[Colonia Department]]. Around 27,000 people lived there. Its historic quarter is a [[UNESCO]] [[World Heritage Site]] in 1995.<ref>{{cite news|title=21 World Heritage Sites you have probably never heard of|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/travelnews/10999939/21-World-Heritage-Sites-you-have-probably-never-heard-of.html|work=The Daily Telegraph|location=London}}</ref> == References == {{reflist}} == Other websites == * {{Commonscat-inline}} {{authority control}} {{geo-stub}} [[Category:Cities in Uruguay]] [[Category:Capitals of Uruguayan departments]] [[Category:World Heritage Sites in South America]] [[Category:Colonia Department]]