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Punta del Este

city and resort on the Atlantic Coast in the Maldonado Department of southeastern Uruguay

37km

-34.9667-54.95

Montevideo

capital city of Uruguay

99km

-34.8836-56.1819

Atlantic Coast (Uruguay)

region of Urugauy

131km

-34.38-54.18

Central Interior (Uruguay)

The central interior of Uruguay includes the departments of Cerro Largo, Durazno, Flores, Florida, Lavalleja and Treinta y Tres. The Central Interior has rolling hills, cow country, lakes, history, a border with Brazil, and more—including lovely, quiet spots for a visit.

165km

-33.12-55.06
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Cerro Pan de Azúcar

mountain, Uruguay

8.7km

-34.80916667-55.25861111

Gorriti Island

island in Uruguay

34km

-34.9525-54.97166667
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Piriapolis

Uruguay
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Piriapolis

Piriápolis is a small beach town between Montevideo and Punta del Este in Uruguay.

Piriápolis was founded on 5 November 1890 was El Balneario del Porvenir (the Resort of the Future). In 1890, Piria had bought a very big stretch of land, including the hills Cerro Pan de Azúcar, Cerro del Inglés and Cerro del Toro, all the way south to the beach. In 1897 he finished the construction of his personal residence, Piria´s Castle, in 1905 the construction of "Hotel Piriápolis", today known as "Colonia Escolar de Vacaciones", in 1910 he constructed the coastal avenue [[Rambla de los Argentinos finished in 1916. From 1920 to 1930 he constructed the Argentino Hotel, one of the biggest hotels of South America of the times. When Piria died in 1933, his natural and legal children started fighting each other over the inheritance.

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