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The rambla Gandhi, in Punta Carretas.. The Rambla of Montevideo is the coastal avenue that goes along the coastline of the Rio de la Plata in Montevideo, Uruguay.At a length of over 22.2 uninterrupted kilometres (13.7 mi), the promenade runs along the Río de la Plata and continues down the entire coast of Montevideo.
The museum opened to the public on 10 December 2007 and is run by the city government of Montevideo. It is located about 9 km (5.6 mi) from the centre of Montevideo's old town. The permanent exhibition is focused around seven key themes: [1] The establishment of the dictatorship; Popular resistance; Prison life; Exile; The "Disappeared"
La Paloma is an ocean resort located at the Cape of Santa María, founded on September 1, 1874. It is located in the east in the Rocha Department . It is 240 km from Montevideo and is approximately 90 km from Punta del Este and 160 km from Chuy , a town bordering Brazil.
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Archivo de la Ciudad [1] Museo del Arma de Ingenieros “Aduana de Oribe” [2] [3] Museo y Archivo Histórico Municipal - Cabildo; Casa de Gobierno “Palacio Estevez” Museo Histórico Nacional [4] Casa del Gral. Fructuoso Rivera; Casa del Gral. Juan Antonio Lavalleja [5] Casa de Antonio Montero (see Museo Romántico) Casa de Juan Francisco ...
Plaza Independencia, Montevideo. In May and June 2009 an exhibition of the "United Buddy Bears" was held in the square, for the second on the American continent. [13] [14] Plaza Independencia is the starting point of the Marcha de la Diversidad (Spanish for 'Diversity March'), an annual pride parade celebrating the LGBTQ community in Uruguay. [15]
It borders Malvín to the west, Las Canteras to the northwest, Carrasco Norte and Carrasco to the northeast and the coastline to the south. The coastal avenue along Punta Gorda takes on the names Rambla O'Higgins and Rambla República de Méjico, across which are the beaches Playa de los Ingleses and Playa Verde.
The Obelisk of Montevideo, officially Obelisk to the Constituents of 1830 (Spanish: Obelisco a los Constituyentes de 1830) is a monument created by sculptor José Luis Zorrilla de San Martín (1891-1975). It is a three-sided obelisk made of granite, 40 metres (130 ft) tall with three bronze statues on its sides, representing "Law", "Liberty ...