Arroyo de las Vacas
The creek curves along the edge of town before reaching the Río de la Plata. It separates the grid from the green land opposite and gives the map its main curve.
Minimalist map poster · Uruguay
34.0002° S / 58.2840° W
A riverside grid on the Río de la Plata, split by a creek and joined by an old swing bridge.

One city, five moods
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The map
Carmelo sits in the department of Colonia, where the Arroyo de las Vacas meets the wide, brown estuary of the Río de la Plata. The town was founded in 1816 under José Gervasio Artigas. Its plan follows the regular Spanish colonial grid, with square blocks running inland from the waterfront and a central plaza not far from the creek.
The creek is the defining line on the map. It separates the town from the green ground to the south and is crossed by an early twentieth-century swing bridge, the first of its kind in Uruguay and still a local emblem. Boats moor along the arroyo, and launches leave for the Argentine delta across the water.
The Carmelo map poster shows this meeting of grid, creek and estuary with unusual clarity. Streets end cleanly at the shoreline, the arroyo winds out toward the river, and the farmland beyond turns into open space. It is a balanced, legible composition for anyone who knows this quiet corner of western Uruguay.
The creek curves along the edge of town before reaching the Río de la Plata. It separates the grid from the green land opposite and gives the map its main curve.
The historic bridge over the arroyo turns on a pivot to let boats through. It marks the one place where the town's main road crosses the water.
Square blocks laid out in the early nineteenth century run in orderly rows from the plaza toward the river, a pattern that reads crisply in fine black lines.
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Why Carmelo
Carmelo draws visitors for its wineries, its calm riverside and the boats to the Paraná delta. For them, and for Uruguayan families with roots here, a map of the town is a simple record of a place that moves more slowly than the capital.
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Order the Carmelo poster| Print size | Resolution | Files |
|---|---|---|
| 30 × 40 cm11.8 × 15.7″ | 3,543 × 4,724 px | PNG · PDF |
| 29.7 × 42 cm (A3)11.7 × 16.5″ | 3,508 × 4,961 px | PNG · PDF |
| 42 × 59.4 cm (A2)16.5 × 23.4″ | 4,961 × 7,016 px | PNG · PDF |
| 45.7 × 61 cm18 × 24″ | 5,400 × 7,200 px | PNG · PDF |
| 50 × 70 cm19.7 × 27.6″ | 5,906 × 8,268 px | PNG · PDF |
| 61 × 91.4 cm24 × 36″ | 7,200 × 10,800 px | PNG · PDF |
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