Miércoles, 02 de Diciembre de 2020
Punta del Este 10
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Miércoles, 02 de Diciembre de 2020
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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.
The Paseo de las Americas consists of a group of large sculptures, resulting from an international competition carried out in 1986. There are eight sculptures distributed on the green areas enclosed by the accesses to the peninsula. The most...
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...
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...
