Colonia fue incluida en la Lista de Patrimonio Mundial de la UNESCO en 1995.

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The draw in historic Colonia are the 17th- and 18th-century Portuguese and Spanish colonial homes.

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An increasingly likely stop on most business travel itineraries is the colonia of Santa Fe, located on the western edge of the city centre.

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"Vayan hacia Loma de Poleo (una colonia vecina), para ver como esta el movimiento por aquel lugar", dice Lorenzo Roque, desde la central.

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Her DNA sample helped the forensic anthropologists to establish that an unnamed body discovered in a cemetery in Colonia del Sacramento in Uruguay was that of her father.

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Christopher Smidt, a correctional sergeant from Colonia, N.

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Chris Smidt, a correctional sergeant from Colonia, N.

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The classiest (and cosiest) address for business travellers in the DF is currently Las Alcobas, a small seven-storey, 35-room hotel nestled among the chic boutiques and leafy European-style outdoor cafes along Avenida Masaryk in the upscale colonia (neighbourhood) of Polanco.

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