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Route 10 (Uruguay)
Route 10 is a national route of Uruguay. In 1983, it was assigned the name Juan Díaz de Solís, honouring the Spanish navigator. The distance notation along Route 10 uses the same Kilometre Zero reference as Routes 1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and IB, which is the Pillar of Peace of Plaza de Cagancha in the Centro of Montevideo. Aguas Dulces is at km 277 of Route 10. There are three parts that constitute Route 10, all of them close to the coastline. Their total length amounts to about . A less mentioned part starts by splitting off Ruta Interbalnearia after the bridge of Arroyo Pando and at its junction with Route 34, in Canelones Department. It runs for about and stops at the resort Marindia. Coordinates: Another part, often mentioned as the "first", starts after the bridge over the stream Arroyo Solís Grande, splitting from the Ruta Interbalnearia, crossing the resort of Solís and running along the coastline until Piriápolis, where it turns into Rambla de los Argentinos and t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canelones Department
The Departamento de Canelones ( es, Departamento de Canelones; ) is one of the 19 uruguayan departments. With an area of and 518,154 inhabitants, it is located in the south of Uruguay. Its capital is Canelones. Geography and climate Neighbouring departments are Maldonado and Lavalleja to the East, Florida to the North, San José to the West, and Montevideo to the South. Part of the southern border is formed by the Río de la Plata. It is the second smallest department of the country after that of Montevideo, but the second largest in population. Located in the humid templated region, the average temperature is low compared to that of the rest of the country (around 15 °C), as are the levels of precipitation (up to 2,000 mm yearly, on average). By area Canelones Department is the second smallest of Uruguay's 19 departments. Topography and hydrography Canelones Department, is characterized by flat lands and absence of relief (as most parts of Uruguay), with sm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aguas Dulces
Aguas Dulces is a resort in the Rocha Department of southeastern Uruguay. Location The resort is located at the east end (on Km. 277.5) of Route 10 and the south end of Route 16, on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean, about southeast of Castillos and between the lagoons Laguna de Castillos and Laguna Negra. Its nominal distance from Montevideo is 288 km, using 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 si ..., Route 9 and Route 16 (via Castillos). Population In 2011 Aguas Dulces had a population of 417 permanent inhabitants and 1,596 dwellings. Source: ''Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay'' References External linksINE map of Aguas Dulces [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Routes Of Uruguay
The National Routes of Uruguay (officially in Spanish, ''Rutas nacionales de Uruguay'') are the most important transport routes in the country, linking all locations. It has a network of 8,698 km of which 303 km are with concrete, asphalt 3,164 km, 4,220 km bituminous and 1,009 km rough. Route numbers Types of routes The Ministry of Transport and Public Works classifies Uruguayan Routes as ''Corredor Internacional'', Primary Network (''Red Primaria''), Secondary Network (''Red Secundaria'') and Tertiary Network (''Red Terciaria''). Corredor Internacional Pathways linking Montevideo with the main points of departure from Uruguay. * Route 1, all the way. * Route 2,all the way. * Route 3, all the way. * Route 5, all the way. * Route 8, from the beginning of Montevideo to Treinta y Tres. * Route 9, all the way. Primary network Pathways linking other department capitals. * Route 6: the nearest stretch to Montevideo (80 km approximately). * Route 7: the nearest str ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 the Río de la Plata to the south and the Atlantic Ocean to the southeast. It is part of the Southern Cone region of South America. Uruguay covers an area of approximately and has a population of an estimated 3.4 million, of whom around 2 million live in the metropolitan area of its capital and largest city, Montevideo. The area that became Uruguay was first inhabited by groups of hunter–gatherers 13,000 years ago. The predominant tribe at the moment of the arrival of Europeans was the Charrúa people, when the Portuguese first established Colónia do Sacramento in 1680; Uruguay was colonized by Europeans late relative to neighboring countries. The Spanish founded Montevideo as a military stronghold in the early 18th century bec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juan Díaz De Solís
Juan Díaz de Solís ( – 20 January 1516) was a 16th-century navigator and explorer. He is also said to be the first European to land on what is now modern day Uruguay. Biography His origins are disputed. One document records him as a Portuguese in the service of Castile ("Spain"), having possibly been born in Lisbon or São Pedro de Solis. Others claim that his birth took place in Lebrija, in what is now the province of Seville, Spain, where documentation testifies that he lived when he was in Castile, as ''vecino'' ("neighbor"), meaning living there. However he began his naval career in Portugal as João Dias de Solis, where he became a pilot in the Portuguese India Armadas. After leaving his home in Lisbon and the ship that he was going to sail as Pilot, in the same day of departure of the fleet (ship captained by Afonso de Albuquerque, in the 1506 armada of Tristão da Cunha, to India), accused of the death of his wife, he served as a privateer in French fleets for a short ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kilometre Zero
In many countries, kilometre zero (also written ''km 0'') or similar terms in other languages (also known as zero mile marker, zero milepost, control stations or control points) denote a particular location (usually in the nation's capital city) from which distances are traditionally measured, this is also used for measuring distances between different countries around the world. Historically, they were markers where drivers could set their odometers to follow the directions in early guide books. One such marker is the Milliarium Aureum ("Golden Milestone") of the Roman Empire, believed to be the literal origin for the maxim that " all roads lead to Rome". Countries Argentina Argentina marks kilometre zero with a monolith in Plaza Congreso in Buenos Aires. The work of the brothers Máximo and José Fioravanti, the structure was placed on the north side of Plaza Lorea on October 2, 1935; it was moved to its present location on May 18, 1944. An image of Our Lady of Luján (hon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Plaza De Cagancha
Plaza de Cagancha () is a public square in '' barrio'' Centro of Montevideo, Uruguay. Located on 18 de Julio Avenue, the main avenue of the city, it originated in 1836 as the central space of the layout of the "Ciudad Nueva" ("new city"), outside the limits of the walled area of the colonial period. It is surrounded by several notable buildings such as the Palacio Piria, seat of the Supreme Court, and the Ateneo de Montevideo. History In 1829, four years after the Independence of Uruguay, it was decided to pull down the fortifications of the Old City and extend the city to form the "Ciudad Nueva" ("New City"), centered on 18 de Julio Avenue. In 1836 the current square was founded, which was the nerve center of the layout of the new city. On February 7, 1840, by a decree, the space was named "Plaza Cagancha", in commemoration of the victory of General Fructuoso Rivera against Pascual Echagüe from Entre Ríos in 1839, on the banks of the Cagancha stream, in the homonymous b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Centro, Montevideo
Centro is the inner city ''barrio'' (neighbourhood or district) of Montevideo, Uruguay. Its main avenue is 18 de Julio Avenue. It is delimited by La Paz Str. to the North, Florida Str. (North of 18 de julio Av.) and Andes Str. (South of 18 de Julio Av.) to the West, Canelones Str. to the South and Barrios Amorin Str. to the East. It used to be the main commercial venue of the city, but after the opening of the first malls, many small stores started closing down. Now, that process is being reverted and the area is coming back to life. History Because of the military origins of Montevideo, it had been forbidden to build anything permanent in the area outside the walls of the city up to the time that Uruguay gained Independence. That area was called Campo de Marte or ''ejido'' (common). Around 1750, the colonial ''Gobernación Política y Militar de Montevideo'' traced the limits of the forbidden area at "a canonball's reach" from the city's fortifications by a line or "''cordón''". ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Montevideo
Montevideo () is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Uruguay, largest city of Uruguay. According to the 2011 census, the city proper has a population of 1,319,108 (about one-third of the country's total population) in an area of . Montevideo is situated on the southern coast of the country, on the northeastern bank of the Río de la Plata. The city was established in 1724 by a Spanish soldier, Bruno Mauricio de Zabala, as a strategic move amidst the Spanish people, Spanish-Portuguese people, Portuguese dispute over the La Plata Basin, platine region. It was also under brief British invasions of the Río de la Plata, British rule in 1807, but eventually the city was retaken by Spanish criollos who defeated the British invasions of the River Plate. Montevideo is the seat of the administrative headquarters of Mercosur and ALADI, Latin America's leading trade blocs, a position that entailed comparisons to the role of Brussels in Europe. The 2019 Mercer's report on qual ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 signs as IB. The distance notation along Ruta Interbalnearia uses the same Kilometre Zero reference as Routes 1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 which is the Pillar of Peace of Plaza de Cagancha in the Centro of Montevideo. Destinations and junctions These are the populated places Route 5 passes through, as well as its main junctions with other National Roads. ;Montevideo Department * From the city centre up to the border with Canelones Department, Avenida Italia is the main route for traffic to and from Ruta Interbalnearia. ;Canelones Department * Upon crossing the bridge over Arroyo Carrasco and entering Ciudad de la Costa, Avenida Italia turns into Avenida de las Americas, which after ends at the old entrance of Carrasco International Airport. ... [...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] |
Arroyo Solís Grande
Arroyo often refers to: * Arroyo (creek), an intermittently dry creek Arroyo may also refer to: People * Arroyo (surname) Places United States ;California * Arroyo Burro Beach, a public beach park in Santa Barbara County, California * Arroyo de la Laguna, a watercourse in the San Francisco Bay Area, California * Arroyo Grande, California, a city * Arroyo Mocho, a watercourse in Alameda County, California * Arroyo Valle, a stream in the Livermore Valley, California ;Pennsylvania * Arroyo, Pennsylvania ;Puerto Rico * Arroyo, Puerto Rico, a municipality ;Texas * Arroyo Alto, Texas, a neighborhood in the city of La Feria * Arroyo Gardens, Texas, a census-designated place ;West Virginia *Arroyo, West Virginia Spain * Arroyomolinos de León, a town and municipality in the province of Huelva Other * Restaurante Arroyo in Mexico City, the world's largest Mexican restaurant * Arroyo, a fictional village in the computer game ''Fallout 2'' * USS ''Arroyo'' (SP-197), a United States ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
