Overview of Artigas

Artigas, capital of the homonymous department, is the capital city located further north of Uruguay.

It is located approximately 600 kilometers from Montevideo, while being at the same distance from Buenos Aires, Asuncion and Porto Alegre.

It is located in the basaltic slope Haedo, Cuareim the banks of the river in the so-called Paso del Bautista, bordering the Brazilian town of Quarai.

Both cities are communicated through the Concordia International Bridge built over the River Cuareim. It maintains close economic and social ties with Brazil through the city.

Between the two cities they have approximately 70,000 inhabitants, historically developing an intimate contact with each other and with the river, which acts as a connecting element rather than a physical barrier.

This relationship has been strengthened recently with the arrival of multiple "Free Shops" to the departmental capital.