Plaza Garzón is the centre of the small town of Garzón, Uruguay. As in most rural communities in Uruguay, the main town square is the main focus of activity. There you will find the church, the town hall, a social club, an old warehouse converted into a designer shop, Mallmann's restaurant and a museum-café opened by two of his daughters.
Garzón first became a place about a century ago, when farmers and ranchers flooded eastward from Montevideo towards Brazil. They erected a small pueblo (town) that didn't get a name until 1935. By the 1960s, after a new highway was finished, the population had plummeted from around 2.000 to less than 200. Over the past decade Garzón’s abandoned homes opened up as high-end restaurants, wine bars and art galleries. Jet-setters from around the world began flooding in, enchanted by its unpaved streets and time-warp nostalgia.
Let me start by introducing myself. I'm Frank from the Netherlands, currently sixty-eight years old and retired for over a decade already. This gives me plenty of time to spend on one of the most fascinating hobbies I have, photography. It combines really well with travelling, another.. Read more…