[1] Route 21 passes through the city, joining it with Nueva Palmira to the northwest and Colonia del Sacramento to the southeast.

The main commercial street is 19 de Avril, which at its south ends at the bridge, after which it becomes Route 21 which joins it with Colonia del Sacramento and also forks towards other destinations.

[citation needed] The river Arroyo de las Vacas runs along the east and south part of the city.

On its north bank there is the Puerto Carmelo-Tigre, where small catamaran boats carry passengers across the Río de la Plata to Argentina.

[citation needed] Between Nueva Palmira and Carmelo there is a stretch along the Río Uruguay of great tourist importance.