Green light in Uruguay to create Silicon Valley in Colonia, where Argentines can be seen

The Departmental Board of Colonia approved a real estate project aimed at creating a whole new cityin a business millionaire which will take place over 10 years. And that can act as a magnet for the Argentine public.

In 2021, Uruguay registered a new record for demand -driven residence requests from Argentines.

Last year, Uruguay registered a total of 14,926 procedures, of which 84% are citizens of Argentina.And the creation of this new city could expand the numbers.

Project “+Cologne”

According to the Montevideo newspaper El Observador, the +Colony project aims to build a pillar of the knowledge economy industry, which brings together technology companies in a natural environment, with sustainable policies and with a level of internet connectivity that promises the envy of the region.

Is about approximately 500 acres in the eastern wing of the Department of Colonia to begin investing in 100 million dollars.

The plan was presented by a group of partners led by Argentine businessman Eduardo Bastitta, son of the owner of the property where the urbanization will take place, along with developer Melitón González del Solar and the technological benchmark Francisco Okecki.

The idea illustrates the acceptance of some 30 thousand inhabitantsto be added as approximately fifty companies settle in the area.

The startup’s website promises a “place to live, train, work, play; a high quality of life proposition, combines nature, innovation and technology in the best way “.

And he added that +Colonia aspires to be the largest innovation center in Latin America, a kind of South American Silicon Valley.

Considered the “River Plate city of the future”, the project is expected to be built approximately 6000 jobs and its construction generates thousands of other jobs.

The exact location of +Colonia, originally known as Colonia Alta Este, is on a strip over the river from the port, which extends east to the airport area.

Entrepreneur and developer Andrew Castellanohead of the Cologne Tourist Association, admitted to local media that “The project is ambitious, but it’s long -term.”

And he explained that “this is a project completely eco-friendly, where its green spaces make up more than 50% of the world’s total surface. In addition, they took the best, like Gómez-Platero Studio, for a project this big. “

Not on cars, yes on bicyclescan be the motto. Urban design encourages traffic on foot and on e-bikes and e-skateboards, with trails and paths connecting different points of the city in a green and natural environment, they feature at mascolonia.com.

Argentines?

The authors of the project clarified that “Everything is possibleregardless of gender, ethnicity, belief, or sexual orientation. ”It’s about an international program to attract diverse talent, they say.

Although the project did not specify that the target was the Argentine public (who are already crossing the river to live in Punta del Este or Montevideo), the Buenos Aires newspaper La Nación featured that it would be a city for Argentines.

And he justifies this conclusion with the policies of President Luis Lacalle Pou, who set himself a goal, improve living conditions and investment methods to relocate Argentine families to settle in this part of the Pata River.

“Uruguay needs people to grow the internal market and here you can think long-term,” the president said, basing his plan to attract foreigners to become residents of the country.

Newsroom with Clarín with information from mascolonia.com, El Observador and Lanacion.com

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