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Costa De Oro
Costa de Oro is a long group of resort towns and beaches in Canelones Department, Uruguay, east of the Ciudad de la Costa. Document of the INE differentiating between Costa de Oro and Ciudad de la Costa and referring to a small difference with the Cartography Department which does not include Country Villa Juana in Costa de Oro (see footnote). Until 19 October 1994 it also included all the resorts that became henceforth integrated under the name Ciudad de la Costa. Since then, Costa de Oro contains only the resorts and locations of the area delimited by the streams Arroyo Pando to the west and Arroyo Solís Grande to the east and by the highways Ruta 8 and Ruta 9 to the north. History Until the beginning of the 20th century, the coast of[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Resort Town
A resort town, often called a resort city or resort destination, is an urban area where tourism or vacationing is the primary component of the local culture and economy. A typical resort town has one or more actual resorts in the surrounding area. Sometimes the term ''resort town'' is used simply for a locale popular among tourists. One task force in British Columbia used the definition of an incorporated or unincorporated contiguous area where the ratio of transient rooms, measured in bed units, is greater than 60% of the permanent population. Generally, tourism is the main export in a resort town economy, with most residents of the area working in the tourism or resort industry. Shops and luxury boutiques selling locally themed souvenirs, motels, and unique restaurants often proliferate the downtown areas of a resort town. In the case of the United States, resort towns were created around the late 1800s and early 1900s with the development of early town-making.Crewe, Kat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cuchilla Alta
Cuchilla Alta (the Spanish term for ''High Hill'') is a seaside resort of the Costa de Oro, in Canelones Department of Uruguay, Montevideo. Location It is located about east of Montevideo between the resorts Santa Lucía del Este and El Galeon. Population In 2011 Cuchilla Alta had a population of 527 inhabitants. Source: ''Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay'' Tourism This tourist complex is noted for its deep beach A beach is a landform alongside a body of water which consists of loose particles. The particles composing a beach are typically made from rock, such as sand, gravel, shingle, pebbles, etc., or biological sources, such as mollusc shel ...es. It offers regional tourists an ample range of services with its cabins, motels and commercial facilities. References External linksINE map of Biarritz, Cuchilla Alta, El Galeón, Santa Ana and Santa Lucía del Este Populated places in the Canelones Department Seaside resorts in Uruguay {{C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Biarritz, Uruguay
Biarritz is a village and resort of the Costa de Oro in the Canelones Department of southern Uruguay. Location It is located about east of Montevideo between the resorts Cuchilla Alta Cuchilla Alta (the Spanish term for ''High Hill'') is a seaside resort of the Costa de Oro, in Canelones Department of Uruguay, Montevideo. Location It is located about east of Montevideo between the resorts Santa Lucía del Este and El Galeon. ... and Santa Lucía del Este. Population In 2011 Biarritz had a population of 57. References External links Instituto Nacional de Estadística: ''Plan of Biarritz'' Populated places in the Canelones Department Seaside resorts in Uruguay {{Canelones-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Luis, Uruguay
San Luis is a village and resort of Costa de Oro in the Canelones Department of southern Uruguay. Location The village is located on Km. 63 of the Ruta Interbalnearia Ruta Interbalnearia (which means Inter-resort Route) or Ruta Líber Seregni is a national route of Uruguay. It connects Montevideo with Punta del Este to the east along the coast. The road is approximately in length. It is marked on maps and sig .... It borders with the resorts Los Titanes to the east and Guazú - Virá to the west, with Arroyo del Bagre as the natural border with the later. History On 15 October 1963, its status was elevated to "Pueblo" (village) by the Act of Ley Nº 13.167. Population In 2011 San Luis had a population of 1,878. Source: ''Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay'' References External linksINE map of San Luis, Araminda, Los Titanes, La Tuna and Guazú-Virá Populated places in the Canelones Department Seaside resorts in Uruguay {{Canelones-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Costa Azul
Costa Azul is a village and resort of the Costa de Oro in the Canelones Department of southern Uruguay Uruguay (; ), officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay ( es, 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 .... Population In 2011 Costa Azul had a population of 965. Source: ''Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay'' References External linksINE map of Parque del Plata, La Floresta, Estación La Floresta, Costa Azul and Bello Horizonte Populated places in the Canelones Department Seaside resorts in Uruguay {{Canelones-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Floresta, Uruguay
La Floresta is a city and resort on the Costa de Oro (Coast of Gold) of the Canelones Department in Uruguay. La Floresta is also the name of the municipality to which the city belongs and includes several more resorts of the Costa de Oro, east of La Floresta and up to the border with Maldonado Department. Location The city is located to the east of Montevideo and separated from Parque del Plata by the stream Arroyo Solís Chico. To the east, La Floresta borders the resort Costa Azul, separated by the stream Arroyo Sarandí. History La Floresta was formed in 1909 when Dr. Miguel Perea, lawyer and founder of several banks, began planting pine and eucalyptus trees on a large area of sandy ground between the Sarandí and Solís Chico streams and from the town Mosquitos (known today as Soca) to the River Plate. In March 1911, it became a tourist resort for arboriculture and bathing called La Floresta. The resort was mostly completed in 1920. On January 3, 1915, the tallest building ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parque Del Plata
Parque del Plata is a city of the Costa de Oro in the Canelones Department of southern Uruguay. Location The city is located on the Ruta Interbalnearia, east of Montevideo, extending for over the coast west of the stream Arroyo Solís Chico. The influence of Le Corbusier can be seen in the modern town planning of this resort. History On 9 December 1969, its status was elevated from "Balneario" (resort) to "Ciudad" (city) by the Act of Ley Nº 13.806. Parque del Plata is also the name of the municipality to which the city belongs and which includes the neighbouring resort of Las Toscas and more rural area. Population In 2011 Parque del Plata had a population of 7,896. The Intendencia de Canelones has estimated a population of 8,122 for the municipality. Source: ''Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay'' Etymology The name was created in 1938 by the ''Compañía Parque del Plata S.A.'' The name alludes to the vast forests of pine, eucalyptus, acacia and other sp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Las Toscas, Canelones
Las Toscas is a resort of the Costa de Oro in the Canelones Department of southern Uruguay. Location The resort is located on the 47th km of Ruta Interbalnearia between Atlántida to the west and Parque del Plata to the east. History Today, Las Toscas is merged with Atlántida to the west and Parque del Plata to the east, but in the creation of these locations, during the first decades of the 20th century, it gave the name to the whole zone. Atlántida's train station wal also named Las Toscas, and was, with Ruta 11, the only way to get into de area before the construction of the Ruta Interbalnearia. It was at Las Toscas where the laborious task, developed by various private societies, of foresting the coast of the Río de la Plata The Río de la Plata (, "river of silver"), also called the River Plate or La Plata River in English, is the estuary formed by the confluence of the Uruguay River and the Paraná River at Punta Gorda. It empties into the Atlantic Ocean and fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Villa Argentina
Villa Argentina is a resort (''balneario'') of the Costa de Oro in the Canelones Department of southern Uruguay. The famous eagle-shaped house overlooking the Río de la Plata, which is attributed to Atlántida, is in fact located in this resort. Location The resort is located on both sides of the Ruta Interbalnearia, about from the border of Montevideo Department. It shares borders with Atlántida, Uruguay, Atlántida to the east. Population In 2011 Villa Argentina had a population of 622. Source: ''Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay'' References External linksINE map of Villa Argentina, Atlántida, Estación Atlántida, Las Toscas, City Golf, and Fortin de Santa Rosa Populated places in the Canelones Department Seaside resorts in Uruguay {{canelones-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marindia
Marindia is a resort of the Costa de Oro in the Canelones Department of southern Uruguay. Location The resort is located on the Ruta Interbalnearia Ruta Interbalnearia (which means Inter-resort Route) or Ruta Líber Seregni is a national route of Uruguay. It connects Montevideo with Punta del Este to the east along the coast. The road is approximately in length. It is marked on maps and sig ... between the resorts Salinas to its west and Fortín de Santa Rosa to its east. Population In 2011 Marindia had a population of 3,543. Source: ''Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay'' References External linksINE map of Salinas, Pinemar-Pinepark, Marindia, Neptunia and Villa Juana Populated places in the Canelones Department Seaside resorts in Uruguay {{Canelones-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salinas, Uruguay
Salinas is a city and resort of the Costa de Oro in the Canelones Department of southern Uruguay. Salinas is also the name of the municipality to which the town belongs and which includes the resort towns Marindia, Pinamar–Pinepark, Neptunia, Uruguay, Neptunia and rural areas to their north. Location The city is located on Kilometre Zero#Uruguay, Km.39 of Ruta Interbalnearia, and at its intersection with Route 87. It borders the resorts Pinamar-Pinepark to the west and Marindia to the east. History On 1 July 1982, its status was elevated from "Balneario" (resort) to "Ciudad" (city) by the Act of Ley Nº 15.283. Population According to the 2011 census, Salinas had a population of 8,626. In 2010 the ''Intendencia de Canelones'' had estimated a population of 16,874 for the municipality during the elections. Source: ''Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay'' Places of worship * Santa Isabel de Hungría, Salinas, St. Elizabeth of Hungary Parish Church (Roman Catholic) R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
