Lunes, 17 de Noviembre de 2025
Punta del Este 12
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Lunes, 17 de Noviembre de 2025
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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 Liga de Fomento is the association of city merchants, and it shares the building with the Ministry of Tourism, the Municipality of Maldonado and Immigration. Three information offices operate there, and you can find out about places of interest,...
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...
The weather station of Punta del Este dates from the first decade of this century. Antonio Mrak, onetime owner of the premises, began observations from his home, carefully recording his conclusions. Ten years later the state took over from him,...
