Punta del Este travel guide

Top 10 sights in Punta del Este

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   HMS Agamemnon

   A sixty-four gun ship of the line, Nelson's favourite command, in which he lost the sight of one eye. She fought at Copenhagen and Trafalgar and was wrecked in 1809 in the estuary off Punta del Este; the wreck has been excavated and finds are shown locally.

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   Cathedral of Maldonado

   The Catholic cathedral of Maldonado in Uruguay, dedicated to Saint Ferdinand. It became a cathedral when the diocese of Maldonado-Punta del Este was created on 10 January 1966.

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   Arboretum Lussich

   An arboretum of 192 hectares near Punta del Este and Punta Ballena in Maldonado in Uruguay.

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   Museum of the Sea

   A natural history museum opened at La Barra in Maldonado in Uruguay in 1996. It has four large halls over 2,300 square metres and opens all year.

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   Atchugarry Museum of Contemporary Art

   A museum of contemporary art at Manantiales in Uruguay. The sculptor Pablo Atchugarry conceived it and his foundation built it on a site of ninety acres; it is described as the country's first permanent museum of contemporary art.

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   Brava beach

   The ocean side of the peninsula, with heavy surf and, half-buried in the sand, the five concrete fingers of Mario Irarrazabal's Hand, made in 1982 and the most photographed thing in Uruguay.

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   Mansa beach

   The sheltered side of the peninsula, facing the estuary rather than the open sea, with calm shallow water for families and small boats. Apartment towers line the road behind, and the sunsets over the Rio de la Plata draw crowds.

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   Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria

   A Catholic parish church at Punta del Este in Uruguay. The first church was built in 1911 and the parish established on 1 February 1948.

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   San Carlos Borromeo, San Carlos

   A Catholic parish church at San Carlos in Uruguay. The parish was established on 1 February 1763, which makes it one of the oldest religious buildings in the country.

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    Chihuahua Beach

    A cove between Punta Ballena and Punta del Este, screened by pines and dunes, and the best-known naturist beach in Uruguay. The eastern end is clothed, the western end not.

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