Eden Rock

School N° 5, called Alejandro and Samuel Lafone was founded in 1907. The Lafone brothers had purchased the peninsula from the government in 1843, and agreed to found a town on one hundred blocks or so. The agreement included a few clauses in benefit...

From the arrival of Solis (the discoverer of the River Plate) to the Bay of Maldonado on 2 February 1516, the day of the Candelaria Virgin, the port of Punta del Este was constantly fought over. Even before the independence of the country, General...

Playa Brava is, among the beaches close to the peninsula, the most popular. Its sands are thicker than the Mansa's, and the waters are stronger and saltier. It lies towards the sunrise, and it is frequent to see party goers, all dressed up, watching...