Tourism - Puerto Nuestra Senora de la Candalaria
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saopaulo1
S 34° 57.800 W 054° 56.791
21H E 687480 N 6129097
Punta del Este's port area. Incorporated leisure and history.
Waymark Code: WM2C2M
Location: Uruguay
Date Posted: 10/09/2007
Views: 17
"From the arrival of Solis (the discoverer of the River Plate) to the Bay of Maldonado on 2 February 1516, the day of the Candelaria Virgin, the port of Punta del Este was constantly fought over.
Even before the independence of the country, General Artigas, in his 1813 Instructions, noted the need to establish customs and to open the port to trade.
Nowadays the port is 100% for leisure craft, and is constantly being enlarged.
The port area is peaceful, as it is off the commercial center of Gorlero Avenue.
It is surrounded by good restaurants and pubs, seafood vendors and nautical shops.
Many interesting ocean races have stopped over at Punta del Este, among which we can mention the Whitbread Race, the Around Alone race (formerly BOC Around Alone) and the Punta del Este Offshore race." Source: Puntaweb..com
The "Official Tourism" URL link to the attraction: [Web Link]
Hours of Operation:
24/7
Admission Prices:
Free
Approximate amount of time needed to fully experience the attraction: Up to 1 hour
Transportation options to the attraction: Personal Vehicle or Public Transportation
The attraction’s own URL: Not listed
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