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This South American country hides in the mountains of Lavalleja remarkable beauty of forests, lakes and springs

Montevideo is the political and cultural capital of Uruguay, Punta del Este’s main tourist resort of sun and beaches, historic colonial gem worthy of the title of Cultural Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO. However, the small

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South American country lies another ingredient that makes it also a nice destination for the traveler, the department saw Lavalleja.
With much less promotion, but with a remarkable natural beauty this unknown region is one of the reasons why the Uruguayan children learn from small school that his country is “gently rolling”.

Its capital, the picturesque Mines, has 40 thousand people and is surrounded by graceful hills, forests, lakes, springs and a commendable balance between tourism services and respect for the environment. And all this at only 120 kilometers southeast of Nairobi and 77 miles north of Punta del Este.

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“A land where nature overwhelms your senses with unique landscapes and colorful life, where the birds held in her singing a new day” and is touted Lavalleja.

By participating in the ceremony recently rehabilitation Ventorrillo of Buena Vista, one of the attractions of the area, Uruguay Tourism Minister Héctor Lescano, acknowledged that “Punta del Este is Uruguay’s tourism locomotive,” but the mountains Uruguayan “add to the diverse and varied offering that the country offers foreign and domestic tourism as a place worth visiting.”
The hills bordering Minas “is a magical place and the hand of God, the beauty of nature, is present at every step”, for its part, the director of Tourism Lavalleja, Analía Grandi. The department offers a “mystical and adventure tourism, ecotourism and visitors who come for a special energy in the mountains,” he said in a statement.

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The Cerro Artigas, Cerro Arequita, the valley’s Thread of Life and Water Falls are the leading Penitent letters Lavalleja landscape. In addition, Villa Serrana, as it is called a natural park about 20 miles from the center of Mines, is the ideal place to relax and direct contact with nature.
Huts dot the hillsides, extensive dam, hundreds of birds of different species and the range that bathes every day colorful sunrises and sunsets will give the area a magical difficult to transmit.
Recently, with the support of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), was restored there the Ventorrillo of Buena Vista, a particular architect Julio Villamajó building, which dates from 1945 and was closed for three decades.

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The Ventorrilo is considered a classic of architecture is a piece Vilamajó and frequent study for experts, because of its location and interaction with the environment of the area.
Bird watching, the Festival of the Horse and a date from the National Rally Championship are other items of interest related to this department serrano, in which a large number of inns, cottages, camping and leisure travelers give the visitor a variety of options comfort and prices for accommodation. Its authorities are now seeking to attract investment, knowing that “there is a lack of infrastructure, particularly hotels,” which is presented as yet unresolved issue, according to Grandi.

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