The settlement was founded by colonists, mostly Swiss, but also German, Austrian and French. It is a thriving agricultural area, with the dairy industry as its hallmark. The economy is based on agriculture, livestock farming and cheese production. It is a community of hardworking and dedicated people who maintain the traditions of the first immigrants. The surroundings are very clean and green, and lack only the mountains to resemble a corner of the Swiss nation.
The area is also known for the slow pace of life typical of inland cities and for its Swiss emblems and references, visible in homes, squares, parks, schools, cinemas, museums, churches and cemeteries. In the early twentieth century, Uruguay was known as the “Switzerland of America” for its economic well-being, social development and banking system.
The cleanliness, order and respect for the environment transport visitors in their minds to some part of the “little European gem.” The region exudes an immense sense of safety, tranquility and freedom, making it unique and sought after by people from around the world who wish to live this way. We have the most important and hardest thing to acquire: the human factor.
