San Carlos

Formerly a farm owned by Salustiano Medina, the San Carlos Zoo is part of the municipal park named Medina. On the outskirts of San Carlos, this park has quite a variety of native species, and a few exotic ones. It also has a snack bar, a souvenir...

The Summer Theatre is named after the composer of the celebrated March of San Lorenzo, Cayetano Silva, who was born in San Carlos in 1768. It was built in 1953 and was remodelled recently. The cement stage is on the shores of the San Carlos River. ...

At the beginnings of the 19th century, the flour industry had its golden age in Uruguay, and at the end of that century over a hundred mills had been built in the whole country. Lavagna Mill was built in 1884 on the shores of Maldonado Stream, by...