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Rivera<\/span><\/h1>","short_description":"Rivera is a department of extraordinary natural, patrimonial and cultural wealth and a privileged geographic location.","description":"Located at the headwaters of the Cu\u00f1apir\u00fa stream, the city grew around the Cerro del Marco, being separated from Santa Ana do Livramento only by a street.\r\nThe capital is named after Colonel Bernarb\u00e9 Rivera, while the department owes its name to Fructuoso Rivera, the first president of Uruguay.\r\nIn all cases, history is very present in different places, memory sites, squares and museums that you should know.\r\nVisiting the department of Rivera is a real adventure between the cultural and patrimonial past and an outstanding commercial present.\r\nIn the city the tourist can find the most varied gastronomic and hotel offers and the best casinos in the region. Rivera offers tourists modern Free Shops and shopping malls, whose main objective is to provide a complete offer, with permanent promotions of the different companies of international quality that are installed. If you are looking for leisure and fun, the thrill of gambling in the slots and table games rooms is another of the great attractions that the city offers. In Rivera, you can also enjoy a varied gastronomy, ranging from the typical country cuisine to the best French cuisine.\r\n\r\n

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International Square<\/h4>\r\nCreated in 1943, in the midst of World War II, it is an international monument to world peace and the coexistence of peoples. The square, designed on a large border area, unites the two cities and is visited daily by hundreds of tourists.\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n \r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n \r\n
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Sports attractions<\/h4>\r\nSoccer lovers have an unavoidable stop in the city: the Atilio Paiva Olivera Stadium, one of the venues of the 1995 Copa America and important matches of the Copa Libertadores de America. Car racing fans should keep an eye on the agenda of the Aut\u00f3dromo Municipal near Parque Gran Breta\u00f1a, where important car racing and motorcycling events take place.\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n \r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n \r\n
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Go shopping<\/h4>\r\nRivera offers tourists modern free shops and shopping malls, whose main objective is to provide a complete offer, with permanent promotions of the different companies of international quality that are installed.\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n \r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n \r\n
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Enjoying the night<\/h4>\r\nIf you are looking for leisure and fun, an excellent option is to get closer to the thrill of the game in the slots and table games rooms.\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n \r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n \r\n
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Taste the gastronomy of the frontier<\/h4>\r\nAmong all the charms of leisure and tourism that you can find in Rivera, you can enjoy our varied gastronomy. From the typical country cooking and barbecues, to the best French cuisine.\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>","primary_image":"[{\"id\":3076,\"url\":\"https:\/\/uruguaynatural.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/headerrivera-scaled.jpeg\"}]","secondary_image":"[]","gallery_images":"[{\"id\":3045,\"url\":\"http:\/\/uruguaynatural.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/PlazaRivera.jpeg\"},{\"id\":3043,\"url\":\"http:\/\/uruguaynatural.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/BVO6253-scaled.jpg\"},{\"id\":3042,\"url\":\"http:\/\/uruguaynatural.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/BVO6286-scaled.jpg\"},{\"id\":3040,\"url\":\"http:\/\/uruguaynatural.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Compras_Rivera_REGION-NORTE-BVO5821-scaled.jpg\"},{\"id\":3039,\"url\":\"http:\/\/uruguaynatural.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Noche_Rivera_REGION-NORTE-BVO5922-scaled.jpg\"},{\"id\":3038,\"url\":\"http:\/\/uruguaynatural.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Noche_Rivera_REGION-NORTE-BVO6005-scaled.jpg\"},{\"id\":3037,\"url\":\"http:\/\/uruguaynatural.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/BVO6344-scaled.jpg\"}]","enable_map":"1","coord_lat":"","coord_lng":"","locations":"-30.908606540587513,-55.54894903236393","department":"Rivera","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/uruguaynatural.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/places\/2555","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/uruguaynatural.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/places"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/uruguaynatural.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/places"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uruguaynatural.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/uruguaynatural.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2555"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"place-categories","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uruguaynatural.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/place-categories?post=2555"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}