{"id":2564,"date":"2023-05-30T09:49:29","date_gmt":"2023-05-30T12:49:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uruguaynatural.com\/es\/places\/\/"},"modified":"2026-04-16T10:43:50","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T13:43:50","slug":"artigas","status":"publish","type":"places","link":"https:\/\/uruguaynatural.com\/en\/places\/artigas\/","title":{"rendered":"Artigas"},"author":2,"template":"","place-categories":[90,81],"class_list":["post-2564","places","type-places","status-publish","hentry","place-categories-artigas","place-categories-norte"],"acf":[],"primary_title":"<h1>Artigas<\/h1>","short_description":"The capital of the department is a border city lying on Cuareim, bordering the Brazilian city of Quara\u00ed, with which it is connected through the 750-meter long Concordia International Bridge.","description":"Carlos Lecueder Avenue is the main traffic route from east to west, and has an important commercial area, bordered at each end by Artigas and Batlle y Ordo\u00f1ez squares. The homonymous department to which it belongs is the only one that borders with Brazil and Argentina.\r\nWith almost 12 thousand square meters it has a population of 79 thousand inhabitants according to the last census and a varied geography, with blades, hills and valleys. At the same time, it is the owner of seven islands with jungle vegetation, on the border with Argentina, which are part of the so-called missionary jungle.\r\nArtigas is also a land of great cultural mixture, rich in diverse musical rhythms such as samba, polka, waltz, maxixa, habanera, chotis and milonga. The department is also rich in deposits of amethysts and agates, semi-precious stones that are carved in workshops in the city of Artigas, and are exported out of the country.\r\nUruguayan agates, together with those from India, are considered among the richest in the world. Therefore, it is impossible to resist the stone handicrafts of Artigas. Amethysts and agates seduce visitors who bargain for opportunities in the place of origin of these varieties of quartz. The department of Artigas can also be considered as the most guaran\u00ed of Uruguay. Its rivers such as the Cuar\u00f3 (Cueva ocupada), the \u00d1aqui\u00f1\u00e1 (Chicharra) or the Itacumb\u00fa (Piedra que estalla) are some of the examples. The influence of the Guarani language is also reflected in its flora and fauna.\r\n<h3>Do not miss out!<\/h3>\r\n<img class=\"circular-img\" src=\"https:\/\/uruguaynatural.com\/images\/destinos-destacados\/PiedraPintada.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\r\n<h4>Piedra Pintada<\/h4>\r\nIt is a striking and unique sandstone rock in the region, 19 meters high, located 17 kilometers from the city. It is surrounded by native mounts ideal to spend a day outdoors. In the proximities there is camping, swimming pool, barbecues and a parador.\r\n<figure><img class=\"circular-img\" src=\"https:\/\/uruguaynatural.com\/images\/destinos-destacados\/FREE.JPG\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\r\n<h4>Free Shops<\/h4>\r\nThe duty free stores in the border area are a great commercial attraction for foreign visitors, where it is possible to access high quality products at very convenient prices.\r\n<figure><img class=\"circular-img\" src=\"https:\/\/uruguaynatural.com\/images\/destinos-destacados\/desktop.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\r\n<h4>7 de setiembre Promenade<\/h4>\r\nThe urban park runs along the Cuareim River and offers multiple alternatives for those who enjoy outdoor activities. There is a camping area, barbecue grills, restrooms and tables with benches. For the more sporty, the promenade has mountain bike, athletics and skating tracks, basketball, volleyball and sand soccer courts, frontons and a baby soccer stadium.","primary_image":"[{\"id\":2772,\"url\":\"https:\/\/uruguaynatural.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Artigas-01.png\"}]","secondary_image":"[]","gallery_images":"[]","enable_map":"1","coord_lat":"","coord_lng":"","locations":"-30.406152221979927,-56.4692965634149","department":"Artigas","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/uruguaynatural.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/places\/2564","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=2564"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"place-categories","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uruguaynatural.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/place-categories?post=2564"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}