Sábado, 16 de Mayo de 2026
Punta del Este 12
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Sábado, 16 de Mayo de 2026
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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.
Founded on 14th February 1924 by Niceto Loizaga, Juan Gorlero and other outstanding residents of Punta del Este, the Punta del Este Yacht Club has been a pioneer of the sports and social activities of the city. There is an annex on the corner of 13th...
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...
Playa de los Ingleses is a small beach, the first on the Atlantic side of the peninsula. Its name - The Englishmen’s beach – comes from the first decades of the century, when a group of English people would meet for tea on a balcony which no longer...
