The resort is known for its summer houses along the Río de la Plata coast. The beach is extensive and safe for swimming, and has a lively beach restaurant. It has a modern church, a coast guard post, a sub-police station, and all the services for a comfortable stay.
Area characteristics:
It is located in the eastern part of the department of Colonia, about 120 kilometers west of Montevideo, 60 km from Colonia del Sacramento, and 18 from the Río de la Plata. The settlement was founded by colonists who were mostly Swiss, but also German, Austrian, and French. The region includes the city of Nueva Helvecia, Colonia Valdense, Rosario, and an extensive stretch of seaside resorts.
It is a thriving agricultural area, with the dairy industry as its hallmark. The economy is based on agriculture, livestock farming, and cheese-making. It is a community of hardworking, industrious people who preserve the traditions of the first immigrants. The surroundings are very clean and green; only the mountains are missing to make it resemble a corner of the Swiss nation.
It is also characterized by the slow pace of life typical of inland towns and by its Swiss emblems and references, visible in homes, squares, parks, schools, cinemas, museums, churches, and cemeteries.
At the beginning of the 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 immediately bring to mind some part of the "little European jewel." The region conveys a great sense of safety, tranquility, and freedom, making it unique and sought after by people from different parts of the world. We have the most important and hardest thing to acquire: the human factor.
