Yapeyú, Corrientes been the home of Lt. Juan de San Martín and his wife, Gregoria Matorras, were preserved. Yapeyú, Corrientes Yapeyú is a town in the province of Corrientes, Argentina, in the San Martín Department. It has about 2,000 inhabitants as per the , and it is known throughout the country because it was the birthplace of General José de San Martín (1778–1850), hero of the War of Independence. One of its notable monuments is the Arco Trunco. The word "Yapeyú" comes from the Guaraní language and means "ripe fruit"; in other times, it was also the name of the river that
Aguas Corrientes Aguas Corrientes Aguas Corrientes is a small town in the Canelones Department of southern Uruguay. Its name ("running waters") is derived from the installations of pumping, filtration and purification of water from the Santa Lucia River, which is the largest in the country, supplying drinking water to the departments of Montevideo and Canelones. Aguas Corrientes is also the name of the municipality to which the town belongs. The town is located from the provincial capital of Canelones, from Santa Lucia, and from Montevideo. The banks of Santa Lucia river form the northwestern limits of the town. Santa Lucia River was