Treinta y Tres

Understand

Its name means "Thirty Three" and refers to the 19th-century national heroes, the 33 Orientales, who established the independence of Uruguay. Coincidentally, the city sits near the 33°S line of latitude. The townspeople are called treintaitresino, or olimareño.

In 2011, it was home to 25,000 people.

Get in

Buses are available from cities such as Montevideo, Maldonado, Melo, Minas, and Río Branco.

The city is located on Route 8.

See

Agustín Araujo Museum thumb|Obelisk of Treinta y Tres Treinta y Tres has several rivers, one of them frequently used as a beach by visitors and locals is the Olimar River, in which its three bridges stand out.

Do

thumb|protected area of ​​Quebrada de los Cuervos The city has two large parks: Parque Dionisio Díaz and Parque del Río Olimar Folklore Festival ("Olimar Festival") held during the week before Easter