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Punta del Este was originally home to the first Conrad Hotel in South America. Gorlero Avenue, the main avenue of Punta del Este has commercial galleries, restaurants, cinemas, casinos, shops. [citation needed] Artigas square, over Gorlero Ave is the place where there is a popular handicraft market. [24]
Public menorah in Punta del Este. Currently, 20,000-25,000 Jews live in Uruguay, with 95% residing in Montevideo. [25] Throughout the country, there are prominent organized communities in Punta del Este and Paysandú. [26] As of 2003, there were 20 synagogues, but only six of them held weekly Shabbat services, and one functioned every day ...
Punta del Este is one of the main tourist destinations in the Southern Cone. The tourism industry in Uruguay is an important part of its economy. In 2012, the sector was estimated to account for 97,000 jobs and (directly and indirectly) 9% of GDP. [118] Uruguay is the Latin American country that receives the most tourists in relation to its ...
Uruguay is the only country in Latin America that has achieved quasi-universal coverage of access to safe drinking water supply [1] and adequate sanitation. [2] Water service quality is considered good, with practically all localities in Uruguay receiving disinfected water on a continuous basis. 70% of wastewater collected by the national utility was treated.
Well-off Brazilians are increasingly choosing the international seaside resort Punta del Este to spend their summer holidays, some of them even as permanent residence. [ 6 ] There is a Uruguayan-Brazilian Cultural Institute in the center of Montevideo.
Uruguay (/ ˈ jʊər ə ɡ w aɪ / ⓘ YOOR-ə-gwy, Spanish: [uɾuˈɣwaj] ⓘ), officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay (Spanish: República Oriental del Uruguay), is a country in South America. It shares borders with Argentina to its west and southwest and Brazil to its north and northeast, while bordering the Río de la Plata to the ...
The Isla de Lobos is a small island located about 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) southeast of Punta del Este in the Atlantic Ocean.An islet lies east of the island. Since 2024 it makes up the Island and Islet of Lobos and their Submerged Environment National Park a marine protected area.
It usually is celebrated on the last Friday of September, and has turned into one of Uruguay's largest public events. Other events include Punta Pride, held annually in Punta del Este in February. Montevideo is frequently referred to as one of the most gay-friendly cities in the world. There are several gay bars, restaurants and pubs in the ...