Salto, Uruguay

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Salto
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image_caption = Uruguay Street, Salto Downtown
subdivision_type= Country |subdivision_name=Uruguay |subdivision_type1 = Department
subdivision_name1 = Salto Department
elevation_m =
latd=31 |latm=25 |lats= |latNS=S|longd=57 |longm=55 |longs= |longEW=W
established_title= Founded
established_date = 1756
population_total = 99072
population_as_of = 2004
population_blank1_title =Demonym
population_blank1 = salteño

Salto is the second city of Uruguay.

Population and location

It has a population of 99,072 (2004 census). It is the capital of the department of Salto. The city is situated 496 km by road northwest of Montevideo on the Uruguay River, opposite the Argentine city of Concordia, Entre Ríos, to which it is linked by the Salto Grande Bridge built on top of the Salto Grande Dam.

Local features

Popular activities among young people include drinking mate (a herbal beverage), going dancing at night, and crossing into Argentina to go shopping in Concordia on weekends.

One of the attractions are thermal pools which are located close to the city. They are kept at over 100 degrees Fahrenheit (38 °C) year around.

Salto is also known for its Calle Uruguay, in which locals stroll during weekend nights to socialize, drink with friends or just show off.

Noted local people

Uruguayan author Horacio Quiroga was born in this city in 1879.

Enrique Amorim also born here in 1900.

Links

* [http://www.casaselma.weebly.com/ Web Site from turist]