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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 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.
The Customs House was one of the first buildings in Punta del Este. Built in 1886, it was designed by architect Jaime Mayol. It consists of a two-storey rectangular construction with an 86-metre facade and a central access. Done in colonial style,...
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...
