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A beautiful and very sacred place with an impressive monument at the top of a 325 m high hill. In addition, great views of Minas and the surrounding area. Busiest on April 19th, for the Patron of Uruguay.
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Parque Salus, Reserva Salus
A nature reserve belonging to the bottled water company Salus. It comprises 1300 hectares of hills, forest, scrubland, and meadows, including the famous Fuente del Puma. Includes numerous wild species of native flora and fauna.
In the middle of the plaza is a monument to General Juan Antonio Lavalleja, a bronze equestrian statue unveiled in 1902.
Location of several museums. This was the original home of Juan Antonio Lavalleja, who participated in the Uruguayan war of independence against the Empire of Brazil. Also includes exhibits on the musicians Eduardo Fabini and Juan José Morosoli, on the first inhabitants of the city in the 18th and 19th centuries, and on gauchos (South American cowboys, an important part of Uruguayan national identity), among others.
Lavalleja Theater
Opened in 1909 and built in an eclectic style with a bare brick front by the architect Cayetano Buigas y Monravá. In 1992 it became the location of the Museum of Humor and Comics (Museo del Humor y la Historieta), and since 1995 it has been the venue for the annual Morosoli Prize.
The headquarters of the Diocese of Minas. The current neoclassical building opened in 1892. It was preceded by two others, the first opened in the late 1700s and the other in 1845. It is located on a wide street, across from the main plaza.
A miniature museum of a local artist with even a miniature model of the local museum building (and its tower) at Juan Farina street.