EMBASSY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - The English and Spanish versions of this site are not identical. For wider coverage, please check both.
Home | Embassy Offices | Consular Section | Multimedia | Archives | Contact | Espaņol
Print This Page  |   | ESPAÑOL  

Ambassador Baxter Visits the Santa Teresa National Park
 
Posted: April 29, 2008 Related article: Ambassador Baxter's Visit to Rocha  
Ambassador Baxter visiting the Santa Teresa National Park in the department of Rocha. [U.S. Embassy photo by Vince Alongi]
While visiting the department of Rocha in eastern Uruguay, Ambassador Baxter toured the Santa Teresa National Park named after a nearby 18th century hilltop fortress.

Ambassador and Mrs. Baxter admiring one of the greenhouses. [U.S. Embassy photo by Vince Alongi]
>Click to enlarge photo 

Ambassador and Mrs. Baxter admiring one of the greenhouses.

 A park attendant describes the peculiarities of a rare green rose bush. [U.S. Embassy photo by Vince Alongi]
>Click to enlarge photo 

A park attendant describes the peculiarities of a rare green rose bush.

Ambassador Baxter studies a mock-up of the Santa Catalina National Park as he visits an old structure containing displays with information about the history of the park. [U.S. Embassy photo by Vince Alongi]
>Click to enlarge photo 		 Ambassador Baxter visits an old structure at the Santa Catalina National Park containing displays with information about the history of the park. [U.S. Embassy photo by Vince Alongi]
>Click to enlarge photo 

Ambassador Baxter studies a mock-up of the Santa Catalina National Park as he visits an old structure containing displays with information about the history of the park. (http://www.parquesantateresa.com.uy/)


Ambassador and Mrs. Baxter visit the Santa Teresa fortress in Rocha. [U.S. Embassy photo by Vince Alongi]
>Click to enlarge photo 		 Ambassador and Mrs. Baxter visit the Santa Teresa fortress in Rocha. [U.S. Embassy photo by Vince Alongi]
>Click to enlarge photo 

Ambassador and Mrs. Baxter visit the Santa Teresa fortress, built in 1762 by the Portuguese, soon captured and finished by the Spaniards. The fort is an important part of the history of Rocha, a testimony of the battles between the empires of Spain and Portugal, Spain and England, and patriot wars.

Ambassador and Mrs. Baxter visit the Santa Teresa fortress in Rocha. [U.S. Embassy photo by Vince Alongi]
>Click to enlarge photo 		 Ambassador and Mrs. Baxter visit the Santa Teresa fortress in Rocha. [U.S. Embassy photo by Vince Alongi]
>Click to enlarge photo 

Ambassador Baxter inspects a border marker that separated the Portuguese and Spanish empires. [U.S. Embassy photo by Vince Alongi]
>Click to enlarge photo 

Ambassador Baxter inspects a border marker that separated the Portuguese and Spanish empires.

 Mrs. Baxter looks at a bible with pages made of onion skin paper, used in the fortress chapel in the 1700s. [U.S. Embassy photo by Vince Alongi]
>Click to enlarge photo 

Mrs. Baxter looks at a bible with pages made of onion skin paper, used in the fortress chapel in the 1700s.


Documento sin título Return to Home l Back
 
Documento sin título
Home | Embassy Offices | Consular Section | Multimedia | Archives | Contact | Español