Although no longer a major Italian settlement - a shopping district remains.

The Italian settlement, along with the Spanish, formed the backbone of today's Uruguayan society.

By the early 21st century, it had ceased to be an area of major Italian settlement, but continues as a shopping district.

These have been connected to link with the Italian prehistoric settlements through Corsica.

In the beginning, the Italian settlement had failed.

As more immigrants arrived, the Italian settlement expanded beyond these localities.

It was planned as a city of the future - an Italian settlement.

In the beginning, Italian settlements failed, because many Italians died of tropical diseases or left the colonies to find better conditions.

The Umbrian contribution to the Italian settlements in Africa was also modest.

The Italian settlement was severely damaged in a 1963 earthquake and is now largely abandoned.