Introduction
320km (198 miles) NE of Buenos Aires
Few resorts in South America rival Punta del Este for glamour. It might be geographically located in Uruguay, but it's where the gliterrati and elite of Buenos Aires make their homes for the summer. As Mar del Plata's reputation downscales, this Uruguayan resort area has become the new place to see and be seen.
Punta is actually a reference to several towns located near each other. The main town of Punta del Este is on a small peninsula where the Río de la Plata meets the Atlantic Ocean. The town is connected to Maldonado, the capital of the Department of Maldonado. Punta del Este and its surrounding towns have over 50km (31 miles) of waterfront, stretching along both coasts. The majority of the city's major hotels are on the calmer river side. The sprawling Conrad Hotel and Casino complex dominates the riverbanks, and serves as a defacto social center even for those who aren't staying at the hotel. Sandy dunes stretch out along the Atlantic...
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Cantegril Country Club - Club de Golf
- Cantegril Country Club offers among many other activities and attractions, this golf course which dates back to the early 1930's and which was...
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Hoyts Punta Shopping
- This cinema is composed of eight comfortable rooms. The rooms are equipped with comfortable seats with room to place a soda or popcorn. It is possible...
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CHACRA DHARMA RECREATIVA
- Amazing and UNIQUE.Theres an ART exhibition of Chacra owner :Pato* "Happy Contemporary ART". and EVERYBODY CAN PAIN TOO!!!! AND TAKE THEIR ART...
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