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 later became internationally known as a resort for the Latin and North American jet set and tourists. The city has been referred to as "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.
Maldonado is the capital of Maldonado Department of Uruguay. As of the census of 2021, it is the ninth most populated city of the country.
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Montevideo is an archdiocese of the Latin Church of the Roman Catholic church in Uruguay.
The Diocese of Melo is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese Catholic church in Uruguay.
The Diocese of Minas is a former Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Uruguay. When the final bishop of the diocese, Jaime Rafael Fuentes, retired in 2020, the Diocese of Minas was united with the Diocese of Maldonado-Punta del Este to form the Diocese of Maldonado-Punta del Este-Minas.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of San José de Mayo is a diocese of the Latin Church of the Catholic church in Uruguay.
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.
The Church of Our Lady of Candelaria is a Roman Catholic parish church in Punta del Este, Uruguay.
Rodolfo Pedro Wirz Kraemer is a Uruguayan Roman Catholic cleric.
The Episcopal Conference of Uruguay is an episcopal conference of the Roman Catholic Church of Uruguay that gathers the bishops of the country in order to discuss pastoral issues and in general all matters that have to do with the Church.
The German community in Uruguay numbers ca. 10,000 German expatriates and 40,000 people of German descent. Most of them live in the Montevideo area, although there are German minorities in Paysandú, Río Negro, San José and Canelones.
The Cathedral of Saint Ferdinand of Maldonado is the main Roman Catholic church building of Maldonado, Uruguay. Since 1966, it took the name of Cathedral for being the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Maldonado-Punta del Este, founded by S.S. Paul VI on January 10, 1966. Its first pastor was Antonio Corso (1966-1985), and its current pastor is Rodolfo Wirz (1985-Present).
Milton Luis Tróccoli Cebedio is a Uruguayan Roman Catholic prelate.
Events in the year 2020 in Uruguay.
