During colonial times, the slave trade was the main trade activity in Montevideo, which was declared the only port of sale in the region.
In this context, the «Caserío de los negros» was built, the most important complex of buildings outside the walls of Montevideo.
Senzala Square
In 2006, the physical place where the Caserío de los negros used to stand was historically revalued,
as one of the ways of not forgetting the terrible circumstances in which the ancestors of our Afro-descendant community arrived to these lands.
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People who tell us stories and places that have built the life of the neighborhoods.
We invite you to meet them, go to a point on the map and scan the code.
Each point of the tour is independent of the others geographically and chronologically.
You can visit them in any order and any day of the year, at any time.
