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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.
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