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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 Bus Terminal of Punta del Este was built where the train station used to stand, and inaugurated on 22 February 1991. It is a simple and practical building, with a great circulation gallery and capacity for 10 simultaneous buses. Inside are the...
School N° 5, called Alejandro and Samuel Lafone was founded in 1907. The Lafone brothers had purchased the peninsula from the government in 1843, and agreed to found a town on one hundred blocks or so. The agreement included a few clauses in benefit...
The Punta del Este Police Station, known as the 10th, is in charge of security on the peninsula and in the surrounding residential areas. Its installations include an older building that houses the highway patrol headquarters. Punta del Este is a...
