Correo Uruguayo

{{Short description|National postal service of Uruguay}}

{{Expand Spanish|Administración Nacional de Correos|date=December 2014}}

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The National Postal Administration ({{langx|es|Administración Nacional de Correos}}), trading as Correo Uruguayo ({{Lit|Uruguayan Mail}}) is the state-owned national postal service of Uruguay.

Headquarters

The headquarters of Correo Uruguayo is the Palacio de Correos de Montevideo, located in the Ciudad Vieja neighborhood.[https://montevideo.gub.uy/sites/default/files/guia_arquitectonica_y_urbanistica_cuarta_edicion.pdf Guía arquitectónica y urbanística, cuarta edición] The reinforced concrete building was inaugurated in 1925 and has a 63-meter tower.{{Cite web |title=Edificio Palacio de Correos - Galerías - Correo Uruguayo |url=https://www.correo.com.uy/galerias/-/asset_publisher/rZ5ENix5My8o/content/edificio-palacio-de-correos |access-date=2024-02-15 |website=www.correo.com.uy}} The Museo Postal operates in the same complex, which has an extensive collection on the history of the country's postal service.

See also

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