Gorriti Island (Spanish : Isla Gorriti) is a small island near the shores of Punta del Este, Uruguay. [1]
Gorriti Island (Spanish : Isla Gorriti) is a small island near the shores of Punta del Este, Uruguay. [1]
Discovered in 1516 by Juan Díaz de Solís, [2] it was settled from the 18th century, when in the face of Portuguese influence it was of some military significance, and abandoned cannons are still left.
Gorriti Island forms part of the Maldonado Department.
Along with Isla de Lobos, the island has been declared to be a National Heritage, attracting tourists on beaches annually. [1] Surrounding waters are rich in wildlife both for permanently and seasonally, including southern right whales, [3] [4] southern elephant seals [5] and orcas chasing tunas [6] or South American sea lions and South American fur seals breed on Isla de Lobos.
Punta del Este is a seaside city and peninsula on the Atlantic Coast in the Maldonado Department of southeastern Uruguay. Starting as a small town, Punta del Este grew to become a resort for the Latin and North American jet set and tourists. The city has been called "The Monaco of the South", "The Pearl of the Atlantic", "The Hamptons of South America", "The Miami Beach of South America", or "The St. Tropez of South America".
The Maldonado Department, with an area of 4,793 km2 (1,851 sq mi) and 164,300 inhabitants (2011), is located to the southeast of Uruguay. Its capital is Maldonado.
Lobos is a small island of the Canary Islands (Spain) located just 2 kilometres north of the island of Fuerteventura. It belongs to the municipality of La Oliva on the island of Fuerteventura. It has an area of 4.68 square kilometres (1.8 sq mi). It has been a nature reserve since 1982.
Maldonado is the capital city of Maldonado Department, in eastern Uruguay. According to the 2023 Census, it is the fourth most populated city in the country, with about 90 thousand inhabitants. However, together with the cities of Punta del Este and San Carlos it makes up a conurbation with a population of over 135 thousand inhabitants.
Casapueblo is a building constructed by the Uruguayan artist Carlos Páez Vilaró. It is located in Punta Ballena, 13 kilometres (8 mi) from Punta del Este, Uruguay. Initially, it was the artist's summer home and workshop, and includes a museum, an art gallery, a cafeteria and a hotel in its facilities. It was the permanent residence of its creator, who worked and spent his last days there.
The Lussich Arboretum is an arboretum of 192 hectares located in the Maldonado Department of Uruguay near Punta del Este and Punta Ballena.
Laguna del Sauce is a subtropical shallow lake and the largest water body in the Maldonado Department of Uruguay. It is located 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) west of Punta del Este. The lake is the only freshwater ecosystem in the country classified for drinking water as its principal use.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Maldonado-Punta del Este-Minas is a diocese of the Latin Church of the Roman Catholic church in Uruguay. It was the Diocese of Maldonado-Punta del Este until, on March 2, 2020, the Diocese of Minas was united with it.
The Isla de Lobos is a small island located about 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) southeast of Punta del Este (Uruguay) in the Atlantic Ocean. An islet lies east of the island.
Route 10 is a national route of Uruguay. In 1983, it was assigned the name Juan Díaz de Solís, honouring the Spanish navigator.
Ruta Interbalnearia or Ruta Líber Seregni is a national route of Uruguay. It connects Montevideo with Punta del Este to the east along the coast. The road is approximately 90 kilometres (56 mi) in length. It is marked on maps and signs as IB.
Punta Ballena is a small peninsula (punta) and a resort (balneario), as well as an important tourist attraction on the coast of Río de la Plata in the Maldonado Department of southeastern Uruguay. It comprises an approximately 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) long stripe of beaches and landforms and extends on both sides of Route 10.
Lobos is the partido capital of Lobos Partido in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina.
The Church of Our Lady of Candelaria is a Roman Catholic parish church in Punta del Este, Uruguay.
Samuel Fisher Lafone was a British-born Uruguayan businessman.
This is a list of the extreme points of Uruguay, the points that are farther north, south, east or west than any other location, and the highest and lowest points. It is also notable that Uruguay's northernmost point is farther south than the northernmost point of any other nation.
Gerardo González Valencia is a Mexican convicted drug lord and high-ranking member of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG), a criminal group based in Jalisco. He is part of a clan that heads a CJNG money laundering branch known as Los Cuinis. He was responsible for coordinating international money laundering schemes by using shell companies to purchase assets in Latin America, Europe, and Asia. His wife Wendy Dalaithy Amaral Arévalo was reportedly working with him on this large money laundering scheme when the couple moved from Mexico to Uruguay in 2011.
Agó Páez is a Uruguayan plastic artist. Her work focuses on mandalas and the philosophy that supports them.
The Municipality of Maldonado is one of the eight municipalities of Maldonado Department, Uruguay. It was created by Law N° 18653 of 15 March 2010.
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