| Punta del Este | ||
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| State | Uruguay | |
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| POSTAL CODE | 20100 | |
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Punta del Este is a seaside resort ofUruguay.
To know
Punta del Este is one of the main tourist centers of Uruguay. It is a town that rises on a peninsula that plunges into the sea, surrounded on one side by the waves of the Atlantic Ocean and on the other by the wide estuary of the Río de la Plata.
Geographical notes
It is located in the Maldonado department, just 7 km from the district capital of the same name, with which it now forms a single urban conglomerate, and about 140 km from the country's capital, Montevideo.
How to orient yourself
Punta del Este: full screen map.How to get
By plane
From the nearby Laguna del Sauce Airport (IATA Code = PDP) there are regular flights to the cities of Buenos Aires, Montevideo, Asunción, Santiago de Chile is St. Paul.
How to get around
What see
- The lighthouse. With its 45 m high, it was built in 1860 by Tomás Libarona, with materials from theEurope. Its original purpose was to allow sailors who sailed the Atlantic Ocean and the Rio de la Plata to orient themselves. It is now possible to climb the 150 steps of its spiral staircase.
Events and parties
What to do
Shopping
How to have fun
Vacationers also have a wide choice of clubs and casinos at their disposal.
Where to eat
The city has a large number of restaurants, which also offer French, Japanese or Arabic cuisine.
Where stay
The city has a huge hotel offer.
Safety
How to keep in touch
Around
- Isla de Lobos. There is the largest colony of South American sea lions in all of South America, facing the oceanic coast of Punta del Este, 12 km from it.
Other projects
Wikipedia contains an entry concerning Punta del Este
Commons contains images or other files on Punta del Este
