COLÓN

 

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Right on the Uruguay riverside, stands this beautiful city with gentle terrein slopes and fully wooded streets that still preserves the peace of a small town- ideal for the tourist rest. 
This city, also called ''Paradise city'', is located in Entre Ríos and was founded by the General Justo José de Urquiza- first constitutional president of the country, on 12th April 1863.  
It posseses natural beauties that have attracted the tourist from decades, turning this city into the Tourism Provincial Capital. 
This charming place displays a wide range of services for tourism, offering from international level hotels to qualified camp-grounds with the essential facilities for setting up tents, motorhomes and the like. 
Within its beatiful nearby coasts Colón has several natural beach resorts, a casino and suitable places for practising water sports. 
Its close proximity to El Palmar National Park and Reservation, turns this city into the ideal place for visiting this important and captivating Argentine park especially created to preserve the Yatay Palm trees. 
As long as commercial services are concerned, Colon has supermarkets, gift shops, kiosks, an important shopping, etc; all of them situated in dowtown streets.
This region is characterized by the production of a wide variety of handicrafts becoming the seat of the Handicraft Provincial Festivity  which takes place during the first fortnight of February.
Finally it is relevant to stand out its proximity to the important General Artigas International Bridge that joins Argentina with Uruguay.

El Palmar National Park
Beaches and Islands over the river
Water sports
 

Location


Province of Entre Rios

Average Temperature
(Celsius) 
Summer 31º / 19º
Winter 18º / 7º

Population
(Habitantes)
17.500

Distances
(Kilometres)
PROVINCE'S CAPITALS
Buenos Aires 328
Córdoba 594
Corrientes 615
Formosa 800
La Plata 387
La Rioja 1025
Mendoza 1213
Neuquén 1357
Paraná 237
Posadas 701
Rawson 1637
Resistencia 642
Río Gallegos 2738
Salta 1323
S.F.V.Catamarca 1029
San Juan 1159
San Luis 955
S.M.Tucumán 1027
S.S.Jujuy 1348
Santa Fe 266
Santa Rosa 851
Sgo. del Estero 873
Ushuaia 3340
Viedma 1193
PUNTOS DE LA ZONA
C. del Uruguay 44
Concordia 193
Federación 160
Gualeguaychú 112
Leibig 9
Palacio San José 66
Parque N. El Palmar 48
San José 11
Villa Elisa 30
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