Punta del Este

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Punta del Este
View of the peninsula at sunset
View of the peninsula at sunset
Punta del Este (Uruguay)
Punta del Este
Punta del Este
 
Coordinates: 34°58′16″S 54°57′07″W / -34.97111, -54.95194
Country Uruguay
Department Maldonado Department
Founded 1907
Population (2004)
 - Total 8,252
 - Demonym Puntaesteño
postal code 20100
Area code(s) +042
Skyline of Punta del Este looking from Punta Ballena
Skyline of Punta del Este looking from Punta Ballena

Punta del Este is an upscale vacation spot on the southern tip of Uruguay, southeast of the town of Maldonado and about 140 km east of Montevideo. Although the town has a year round population of 9,334 (2001), it experiences a tourist explosion each summer between Christmas and the end of January.

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The first Europeans to set foot in what is now Punta del Este were the Spanish at the beginning of the 16th century. However, the colonization of the area actually began around Maldonado at the end of the 18th century due to Portuguese expansionism.


A sculpture where a giant hand seems to be coming out of the sand
A sculpture where a giant hand seems to be coming out of the sand

Punta del Este is served by an international airport located near Laguna del Sauce, on the outskirts of the resort, which opened in 1996.

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