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There are two squares in the city. The one is Plaza
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Uruguayan national hero, and it still holds this office proudly.
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649:. Academia Nacional de Letras
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1104:Balneario Brisas del Uruguay
731:. Frommer's. pp. 175–.
1034:Pta & Puerto Conchillas
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922:Britopolis, Blanca Arena
548:Archbishop of Montevideo
511:The area around the city
16:City in Colonia, Uruguay
1089:Playa de los Argentinos
553:Gonzalo PĂ©rez Iribarren
425:Hotel Casino de Carmelo
408:View of Carmelo's beach
1246:Colonia del Sacramento
1214:Colonia del Sacramento
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570:José Reinoso, musician
544:Juan Francisco Aragone
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195:José Gervasio Artigas
130:34.00000°S 58.28333°W
299:Fuerte de San Lázaro
135:-34.00000; -58.28333
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828:INE map of Carmelo
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205: • Total
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996:Puerto de Colonia
986:Playa El Calabrés
833:Carmelo Jazz Tour
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941:Juan Lacaze
706:. INE. 2012
688:3 September
578:José Mujica
532:Las VĂboras
331:Population
264:of western
226:Postal code
133: /
1371:Categories
1256:Conchillas
1222:Towns and
1095:Playa Eolo
1057:Playa Seré
1044:Pta Dorado
969:El Ensueño
946:Artilleros
593:References
318:Population
200:Population
192:Founded by
165:Department
1326:ZagarzazĂş
1321:Tarariras
1296:Miguelete
1291:Los Pinos
1211:Capital:
1121:Balneario
1083:Pta Gorda
1066:ZagarzazĂş
979:Riachuelo
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913:Los Pinos
891:Landforms
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710:25 August
521:ZagarzazĂş
437:Argentina
400:Landmarks
272:Geography
237:Dial plan
214:Time zone
121:58°17′0″W
118:34°00′0″S
1276:Horqueta
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1117:Glossary
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307:Asuncion
277:Location
1316:Rosario
1271:Fomento
1241:Carmelo
1203:Uruguay
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887:Resorts
875:Colonia
612:Uruguay
561:, actor
387:18,041
379:16,866
371:16,658
363:14,278
355:13,707
347:12,705
293:History
266:Uruguay
262:Colonia
258:Carmelo
246:Website
184:Founded
178:Colonia
158:Uruguay
146:Country
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