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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,...
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...
On 2nd February 1982, exactly 466 years after Solis discovered and annexed these lands to the throne of Spain, this small altar was inaugurated. Inside is an image of this virgin, patroness of Punta del Este. Local lore has it that this site was...
