The peninsula of Punta del Este is a piece of land that divides the Rio de la Plata and the Atlantic Ocean.
Gorlero Avenue divides the peninsula in half. It ends on 15th Street, and the land turns towards the east at this point.
Beyond 15th Street high rise construction is not allowed. This means that there is a core of the peninsula with 20 storey buildings, followed by an area of very low houses, some of them very old, dating from the first years of Punta del Este.
Built in 1860 by Tomás Libarona and inaugurated on 17 November, the lighthouse was built with volcanic ash imported from Italy. It is 44 mt high, has a geographical range of 18 miles, and an 11-mile light range. It issues 2 white flashes every 8...
The state has the monopoly of telecommunications in Uruguay, and the company is called ANTEL. There are ANTEL outlets in most urban centers, with DDI and fax. ANTEL also operates a portable phone company called ANCEL.
Playa El Emir is the second beach on the Atlantic coast of the peninsula. It is named after an eccentric visitor of Punta del Este, Emir Emin Arslan, who built his house on that beach during the twenties. Even after the construction of the Rambla it...