Colonia is a beautiful old port city in Uruguay, well known for being the gateway to Buenos Aires. This small city is located approximately 2.5 hours southwest of Montevideo and has a population of 27,000 people. We arrived in Colonia in the early afternoon, and after checking into our hostel, we set out to find some lunch. After eating, we wandered around the city center, which proved to be quite tiny. The Main Street is cobbled, lined with restaurants serving asado, and tiny gift shops selling mate cups and straws. Aside from the gift shops, the Main Street reminded me a lot of Penticton. We arrived back at our hotel a few hours later, realizing that we had explored much of what Colonia had to offer, and we had 2 more days there! [Read more…] about From small town Uruguayan charm to big city lights