evidence: Artigas is the capital of Artigas Department in the northern interior of Uruguay, located on the Brazilian border. [...] Get around [edit]See [edit]- 1 Jefatura de Policía "Gral Eugenio Garzon", Lequeder and Ramos (next to Plaza Artigas). The police headquarters of Artigas Department is in a building architecturally similar to a medieval castle and has been declared a National Historic Monument of Uruguay.