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Paso de los Toros
Paso de los Toros is located on the banks of Río Negro, which geographically divides Uruguay in two halves, and has a population of 14,000 inhabitants. It is 260 kilometers away from the country’s capital city Montevideo, 70 kilometers away from Durazno city, 138 kilometers away from the Department’s capital city Tacuarembó and 248 kilometers away from the Brazilian border.
Paso de los Toros is the second most important city of the Department of Tacuarembó and one of the three Department’s councils. This city developed next to a shallow area of the river that allowed the cattle to cross on their way to Montevideo’s port.
You can find leisure & tourism recommendations, as well as relevant information such as main offices, hotels & restaurants, stores, healthcare and education centers, etc; in the following map.
Durazno
Durazno was founded by the Portuguese in October 12, 1821 by the name of Villa San Pedro del Durazno, in honor to the Brazilian emperor Pedro I of Brasil and IV of Portugal. General Fructuoso Rivera, first constitutional president of Uruguay, made Durazno the national capital in 1834 and changed residency to the center of the country’s territory.
In railway’s beginnings Durazno received immigrants from various origins and made it more important for the country. However, only just in June 1906 Villa San Pedro del Durazno was upgraded to the category of a city by a government’s decree.
It is located on the geographical center of Uruguay, in a productive agricultural and livestock area and in the junction of important national roads. Durazno is the capital city of the Department by the same name and has 40,000 inhabitants.
You can find leisure & tourism recommendations, as well as relevant information such as main offices, hotels & restaurants, stores, healthcare and education centers, etc; in the following map.