Walk Colonia del Sacramento

Colonia del Sacramento is a small Uruguayan town on the Rio de la Plata, with an old quarter of cobbled streets founded by the Portuguese. FOG keeps the map dark until you walk it, and the old town fits in an afternoon.

The Barrio Historico

The Barrio Historico, founded by the Portuguese in 1680, is a World Heritage site of cobbled streets and low colonial houses. The Calle de los Suspiros, a sloping cobbled lane, is the most famous street.

The Puerta de la Ciudadela, the old city gate with a drawbridge, marks the entrance. The Plaza Mayor, with trees, is in the middle.

The river

The lighthouse, built in the ruins of a convent, can be climbed for a view over the town and the river. The Rio de la Plata is so wide here that Buenos Aires cannot be seen across it.

A riverside walk, the Rambla, runs along the shore from the old town.

Coverage

The old town is tiny and flat, a few blocks across, and an afternoon covers it. Ferries cross from Buenos Aires.

Summers are warm, and winters are cool and damp.

What the app adds to a walk

The ledger tracks the area you have unfogged, the distance you have covered and your share of the whole Earth. Ranks climb with area, from Fogbound and Wanderer up through Scout, Pathfinder and Explorer to Atlas. The collection fills with the countries, regions and cities you have actually stood in, and nothing else can add to it.

Everything stays on the phone: no account, no cloud, no app analytics, no ads. If you already have years of Google Timeline or GPX history, FOG Unlimited can import it, a single purchase rather than a subscription, so Colonia del Sacramento walks you took before installing appear on the map the same day.

Questions people actually ask

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