On a good day, you can see across the muddy, brackish waters of the Rio de le Plata to Buenos Aires. Not particularly pretty to sail on, it's still worth it to go out on the water. Many, many ships are in the sea lanes, and if the sun is right, it can be beautiful. More

Being close to the sea the river has tides. There is lots of small island in it, some with lighthouses. Nice scenery with sailboats. The sunsets are awesome. More

Rio de la Plata is an outstanding river with around 200 km width. You can easily believe it is not a river but sea. At Colonia del Sacramento there are some beaches if you want to swim a little More

We live on this river in Colonia. Even after four years, it´s hard to get our head around that this virtual ocean is fresh water. It´s 65 klms wide where we live, between Colonia and Buenos Aires. The river has many moods. Sometimes it is choppy, even with big waves, and other times it is smooth as glass. There are... More

People acquainted with South American colonial history will thrive looking at this giant river and picturing all the naval battles that took place here for centuries between the two iberic crowns. Being of full portuguese descent myself, I stood in awe during the whole 3 hours that took me to cross from Buenos Aires to Colonia del Sacramento. This river... More

The "beach" area of the river is pretty clean in this little town and it's worth walking on the rambla/seawall around the town. Picturesque. More

Standing at the square you find yourself amazed at the size of this river. It looks like a sea; and it's fun to watch the hydrofoil ferry from Buenos Aires approach. More

Saw a nice selection of birds along the riverfront and the park that parallels the old railroad tracks between the boat terminal and the old lighthouse. Was able to do a little birding and see quite a few species. More