It is a small city in Uruguay ( pop.22.000) near the Argentina border. We would like you to get to know this town through our web pages.. It will be a walk full of history and with lots of nature... Because this is what this city on the coast or the Uruguayan river is like, full of panoramics views... Welcome!

Fray Bentos has got a rich work history due to the fact that here, during the 19^th and 20^th  centuries Liebig`s salt meat factory was established, exploiting the rich agricultural area in the River Plate, with europeans capitals.

At only 9 km. from Fray Bentos city, the international bridge “Libertador Gral. José de San Martín” (5.300 mt) was constructed, became the main connection between Uruguay and Argentina, through which 30% of the total number of tourist come into Uruguay. A movement of 5.000 lorries per month are registered transporting merchandise between the Mercosur countries. The area is a centre of commercial operations with important perspective for the industrial and commercial development.

Fray Bentos´sea port is the deepest in the northerns part of the Uruguayan river and it can receive deep kell vessels. Almost the total of the wood production of Uruguay is exported through it.

 The giant wood production that Uruguay will have in the next years, will be exported mainly through this port. A growing activity is overseen for the future due the important forest activity in the region.

TOURISM

Is an important perspective for Fray Bentos in this region of the Uruguayan river, offering various attractive cultural and natural resorts.

 Because Fray Bentos is near the “San Martin brigde”, it has an important perspective of increasing its tourist activity. Buenos Aires, the argentinien capital (pop.13.000.000) is no farther than 300 km.

LAS CAÑAS beach. Our main tourist attraction. A beach on the Uruguayan river with a resort town nearby. Camping sites in condition to receive up to 1500 tents. All services are provided, including municipal motels and private housing.

 During the summer season (dic-march) there are shoppings, restaurants, handcrafts, clinic, national and international telephone communications, sports and cultural programmes, information office, etc.

Beside Las Cañas the region offers other options like Nuevo Berlin (an germany town founded in 1875); San Javier (a russian inmmigrants town) and Young city, the geographical center of an important agricultural region.

CONSTITUTION SQUARE. At the centre of the town of Fray Bentos, is something of a surprise for an english visitor. In the middle there is an cast iron pergola, a copy of one exhibited at the Crystal Palace, near London. It was built in England and transported to Uruguay in 1902. This band stand is a reminder of the time when the Liebig factory and the ANGLO frigo was the real commercial and social life of Fray Bentos.