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Punta del Este

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Punta del Este
—  City  —
Port of Punta del Este
Punta del Este Location in Uruguay
Coordinates: 34°58′0″S 54°57′0″WCoordinates: 34°58′0″S 54°57′0″W
Country	Uruguay
Department	Maldonado Department
Founded	1907
Government
• Mayor(Alcalde)	Martín Laventure (National Party (Uruguay))
Population (2004)
• Total	7,298
• Demonym	Puntaesteño
Time zone	UTC -3
postal code	20100
Area code(s)	+598 42

Punta del Este is a resort town on the Atlantic Coast in the Maldonado Department of southeastern Uruguay. It is located on the intersection of Route 10 with Route 39, directly southeast of the department capital Maldonado and about 140 kilometres (87 mi) east of Montevideo. Although the city has a year-round population of about 7,300,^[1] the summer tourist boom often boosts the population by an extra 150,000.^[2]

Contents 1 History 2 Climate 3 Demographics 3.1 Population 4 The Beach 5 Main Sites 5.1 Casapueblo 5.2 Punta del Este Lighthouse 5.3 Gorriti Island 6 Transportation 7 Twin towns – Sister cities 8 See also 9 References 10 External links

History

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.^{[citation needed]} Punta del Este and its surroundings (Maldonado and Punta Ballena for example) at the end of the 19th century were kilometers of sand and dunes, but in 1896 Antonio Lussich bought 4,447 acres (1800 hectares) of uninhabited land and there he started a botanic garden and planted trees and plants from all over the world.^{[citation needed]} Later the trees started to spread on their own, and now the area is full mostly of Pines, Eucalyptus, Acacias and various species of bushes. Its status was elevated to "City" category 2 July 1957 by decree Ley No. 12.397.^[3]
Punta del Este hosted an American Summit in 1967 attended by U.S. President Lyndon Johnson.^[4] In September 1986, Punta del Este played host to the start of the Uruguay Round of international trade negotiations. These negotiations ultimately led to the creation of the World Trade Organization in 1994.

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Montevideo

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Montevideo Former colonial name: City of San Felipe y Santiago de Montevideo
—  Capital city  —
From left to right: Plaza Independencia, Solís theatre, World Trade Center Montevideo, Rambla Sur.
Coat of arms
Nickname(s): La Muy Fiel Y Reconquistadora The Very Faithful And Reconquerer
Motto: Con libertad ni ofendo ni temo With liberty I offend not, I fear not.
Montevideo
Coordinates: 34°53′1″S 56°10′55″WCoordinates: 34°53′1″S 56°10′55″W
Country	Uruguay
Department	Montevideo Department
Founded	1724
Founder	Bruno Mauricio de Zabala
Government
• Intendant	Ana Olivera
Area
• Capital city	209 km2 (81 sq mi)
• Urban	429 km2 (166 sq mi)
• Metro	1,350 km2 (520 sq mi)
Elevation	43 m (141 ft)
Population (2010 est.[1])
• Capital city	1,336,878 (1st)
• Urban	1,700,000
• Metro	1,800,000
Demonym	montevideano (m) montevideana (f)
Time zone	UYT (UTC−3)
• Summer (DST)	UYST (UTC−2)
Postal code	11#00 & 12#00
Area code(s)	+598 2 (+7 digits)
HDI (2005)	0.884 – high 1st Latin America [2][3][4][5][6][7]

Montevideo (Spanish pronunciation: [mo̞n̪t̪e̞β̞iˈð̞e̞.o̞]) is the largest city, the capital, and the chief port of Uruguay. The settlement was established in 1726 by Bruno Mauricio de Zabala, as a strategic move amidst a Spanish-Portuguese dispute over the platine region, and as a counter to the Portuguese colony at Colonia del Sacramento. According to the census of 2004, Montevideo has a population of 1,325,968 (about half of Uruguay's population).^[8] It has an area of 530 square kilometres (200 sq mi) and extends 20 kilometres (12 mi) from west to east. The southernmost cosmopolitan capital city in the Americas and third most southern in the world, it is situated in the southern coast of the country, on the northeastern bank of the Río de la Plata (Spanish: "Silver River") — which is often referred to in English-speaking countries as the River Plate. The city was under brief British rule in 1807 and was involved in the first major naval battle in the Second World War: the Battle of the River Plate. It is also the place where the Montevideo convention was signed, in 1933, by nineteen nations of the Americas. The city hosted all of the matches during the first FIFA World Cup in 1930. Montevideo has a rich architectural and cultural heritage, the latter including tango and candombe. According to Mercer Human Resource Consulting, in 2007 Montevideo provided the highest quality of life in Latin America.^{[2][3][4][5][6][7]}
Described as a "vibrant, eclectic place with a rich cultural life", it is the hub of commerce and higher education in Uruguay: its first university, the Universidad de la República, was founded in 1849.^[2][4][9] The architecture of Montevideo reflects its history, ranging from colonial to Art Deco, and influenced by Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, French and British immigrants.^{[2][3][10]  (by wikipedia)}