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Rocha Department
Rocha () is a department in the east of Uruguay. Its capital is the city of Rocha. It borders Maldonado Department to its west, Lavalleja Department to its northwest, Treinta y Tres Department to its north, while to its northeast Laguna Merín forms part of its border with Brazil and at the south end of the lake it also borders the southernmost end of Brazil, with the city of Chuy "shared" between both countries, the border passing through its main commercial avenue. Rocha has natural beauties like Cabo Polonio, Valizas, Santa Teresa National Park. It is well known for its beach resorts, like Punta del Diablo Punta del Diablo is a village and seaside locality in Uruguay, Rocha Department, east from the capital Montevideo. According to the 2011 census, its permanent population consisted of 823 inhabitants, mostly fishermen and artisans, while during hig ... or La Esmeralda, which swell with visitors during the summer holidays. Inland, the primary economy of Rocha is based on ...
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Departments Of Uruguay
Uruguay consists of 19 departments (''departamentos''). Each department has a legislature called a Departmental Board. The '' Intendente'' is the department's chief executive. History The first division of the Republic into six departments occurred on 27 January 1816. In February of the same year, two more departments were formed, and in 1828 one more was added. When the First Constitution was signed in 1830, there were nine departments. These were the departments of Montevideo, Maldonado, Canelones, San José, Colonia, Soriano, Paysandú, Durazno and Cerro Largo. At that time, the department of Paysandú occupied all the territory north of the Río Negro, which included the current departments of Artigas, Rivera, Tacuarembó, Salto, Paysandú and Río Negro. On 17 June 1837 a new division of Uruguay was made and this northern territory was divided in three parts by the creation of the departments of Salto and Tacuarembó. At the same time the department of Minas (which was even ...
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La Esmeralda, Uruguay
La Esmeralda is a beach town and seaside locality in Uruguay, Rocha Department. History The story of the area began with afforestation of sand dunes in 1949. Then, in the 1970s, the owners of the afforested areas, seeing its potential in tourist business, divided the land in ''solares'' (undeveloped plots) intended for the construction of summer homes. Although this is still an unspoilt resort, in recent years there has been a gradual but steady increase in tourist business development. In last years, the construction of a casino and five-star hotel is planned. Geography The town is located on the southeast side of Route 9, about northeast of the capital Montevideo, northeast of the resort city of Punta del Este, and southwest of Chuy. La Esmeralda is situated in La Angostura, isthmus of only 3000 meters wide, between the Laguna Negra and the South Atlantic Ocean on Rocha Department Wetlands, area declared a Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO in 1976. Just a few kilometres ...
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Velázquez, Uruguay
Velázquez is a small town in the Rocha Department of southeastern 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 .... Geography The town is located on the intersection of Route 15 with Route 13, about north of Rocha, the capital city of the department. The stream Arroyo India Muerta flows east of the town. History On 28 October 1919, it was declared a "Pueblo" (village) by the Act of Ley N° 7.019. Its status was elevated to "Villa" (town) on 1 July 1953 by the Act of Ley N° 11.965. Population In 2011 Velázquez had a population of 1,022. Source: ''Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay'' References External linksINE map of Velázquez Populated places in the Rocha Department {{Rocha-geo-stub ...
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La Aguada Y Costa Azul
La Aguada y Costa Azul is a village in the Rocha Department of southeastern Uruguay. Geography The village is located on the Atlantic coast and shares borders with La Paloma "La Paloma", "The Dove" in English, is a popular Spanish song that has been produced and reinterpreted in diverse cultures, settings, arrangements, and recordings over the last 140 years. The song was written by the Spanish Basque composer Seb ... to the south (the border being the railroad track Rocha - La Paloma) and Arachania to the north. History Its status was elevated to "Pueblo" (village) on 21 December 1995 by the Act of Ley Nº 12.253. Population In 2011 La Aguada y Costa Azul had a population of 1,090. Source: ''Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay'' References External linksINE map of La Paloma, La Aguada y Costa Azul and Arachania Populated places in the Rocha Department Seaside resorts in Uruguay {{Rocha-geo-stub ...
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Cebollatí
Cebollatí is a village in the Rocha Department of eastern Uruguay. It is the northernmost settlement of the department. Geography The village is located on Route 15 northeast of Lascano and on the south bank of Cebollatí River, about west of Lake Merín in the middle-line of which is the Brazilian border. A secondary street of joins it via a small cable ferry A cable ferry (including the terms chain ferry, swing ferry, floating bridge, or punt) is a ferry that is guided (and in many cases propelled) across a river or large body of water by cables connected to both shores. Early cable ferries often ... with General Enrique Martínez of Treinta y Tres Department. History On 28 October 1919, it was declared a "Pueblo" (village) by decree Ley Nº 7.019. Population In 2011 Cebollatí had a population of 1,609. Source: ''Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay'' References External linksINE map of Cebollatí Populated places in the Rocha Department ...
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La Paloma, Uruguay
La Paloma is a small city in the Rocha Department of southeastern Uruguay. Geography The city is located on Km. 244 of Route 10 and on its junction with Route 15, on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean, about southwest of La Pedrera and northeast of Faro José Ignacio of the Maldonado Department. History It was founded on 1 September 1874. Its status was elevated to "Pueblo" (village) on 8 November 1939 by the Act of Ley Nº 9.888 and on 18 October 1982 to "Ciudad" (city) by the Act of Ley Nº 15.333. During the 1940s the resort was expanded according to plans designed by Juan Antonio Scasso. Places of worship * Parish Church of Our Lady of the Pigeon (Roman Catholic Roman or Romans most often refers to: *Rome, the capital city of Italy * Ancient Rome, Roman civilization from 8th century BC to 5th century AD * Roman people, the people of ancient Rome *'' Epistle to the Romans'', shortened to ''Romans'', a let ...) Population In 2011 La Paloma had a population of 3,495 in ...
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Lascano
Lascano is a small town in the Rocha Department of southeastern 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 .... Geography The town is located at the junction of Route 15 with Route 14, from rio Cebollatí which is the border with Lavalleja Department. History A village was first founded in the fields of ranchers Don Francisco Fernández and Don Francisco Lascano, by decree of 10 February 1876. The estates were situated on what was called until then "Partido de las Tres Islas". Although Don Lascano had a much smaller portion of land, the village used the name as it was on the signed official papers. Don Fernández's illiteracy also eliminated his claim to the name. In 1880 it became part of the newly formed Rocha Department. On 4 July 1908, its status was elevated ...
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Castillos
Castillos is a small city in the Rocha Department of southeastern Uruguay. Geography The city is located on the junction of Route 9 with Route 16, about northeast of the city of Rocha. Other settlements in the area include Barrio Torres, about one kilometre southeast of Castillo, La Esmeralda, several kilometres to the northeast and Aguas Dulces several kilometres to the southeast along the Route 16. Castillo is located in the eastern part of the department of Rocha. The land is low lying, located not far from the coast, with an average altitude of 44 metres. Laguna de Castillos is located to the southwest of the city, while north of it is the Cerro de los Rocha. History It was founded on 19 April 1866 under the name "San Vicente de Castillos", derived from the chapel ''San Vicente Mártir de Castillos''. On 3 May 1909, its status was elevated to "Villa" (town) by decree Ley N° 3.453, and on 3 November 1952, to "Ciudad" (city) by decree Ley N° 11.875. Population In ...
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Rocha may refer to: * Rocha (surname), a Portuguese surname * Rocha, Moca, Puerto Rico, a barrio in the municipality of Moca, Puerto Rico * Rocha, Rio de Janeiro, a neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil * Rocha, Uruguay, capital city of the Rocha Department * Rocha Department, a department in the east of Uruguay See also * A Rocha A Rocha is an international network of environmental organizations with Christian ethos. A Rocha, which means "the rock" in Portuguese (see entry '' Rocha''), was founded in Portugal in 1983. Organisation The organization network is constitut ..., an international conservation organization with a Christian ethos * Pêra Rocha, a Portuguese variety of pear * Rocca (other) {{disambiguation, geo ...
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Asian People
Asian people (or Asians, sometimes referred to as Asiatic people)United States National Library of Medicine. Medical Subject Headings. 2004. November 17, 200Nlm.nih.gov: ''Asian Continental Ancestry Group'' is also used for categorical purposes. are the people of Asia. The term may also refer to their descendants. Meanings by region Anglophone Africa and Caribbean In parts of anglophone Africa, especially East Africa and in parts of the Caribbean, the term "Asian" is more commonly associated with people of South Asian origin, particularly Indians, Pakistanis, Bangladeshis and Sri Lankans. In South Africa the term "Asian" is also usually synonymous with the Indian race group. East Asians in South Africa, including Chinese were classified either as Coloureds or as honorary whites. Arab States of the Persian Gulf In the Arab states of the Persian Gulf, the term "Asian" generally refers to people of South Asian and Southeast Asian descent due to the large Indian, Pakis ...
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Indigenous People
Indigenous peoples are culturally distinct ethnic groups whose members are directly descended from the earliest known inhabitants of a particular geographic region and, to some extent, maintain the language and culture of those original peoples. The term ''Indigenous'' was first, in its modern context, used by Europeans, who used it to differentiate the Indigenous peoples of the Americas from the European settlers of the Americas and from the Sub-Saharan Africans who were brought to the Americas as enslaved people. The term may have first been used in this context by Sir Thomas Browne in 1646, who stated "and although in many parts thereof there be at present swarms of ''Negroes'' serving under the ''Spaniard'', yet were they all transported from ''Africa'', since the discovery of ''Columbus''; and are not indigenous or proper natives of ''America''." Peoples are usually described as "Indigenous" when they maintain traditions or other aspects of an early culture that is assoc ...
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Afro-Uruguayans
Afro-Uruguayans are Uruguayans of predominantly African descent. The majority of Afro-Uruguayans are in Montevideo. History For most of the colonial period, the port of Buenos Aires (see Afro-Argentines) served as the exclusive entry point for enslaved Africans in the Río de la Plata region. Slaves entering the port of Buenos Aires were then regularly shipped inland to Córdoba and the northwestern provinces of Salta and Tucumán in Argentina, across the Andes Mountains to Chile (see Afro-Chileans) and to the mines of Potosí in Alto Perú (see Afro-Bolivians). The term “Afro-Uruguayans” is problematic in itself, the phrase diminishes relations of these individuals in black communities and is much too specific because of mixed cultures. To strengthen the connections between black communities back in the 1800s, “Orientals” is more fitting in regards to modern-day Uruguay, rather than “Afro-Uruguayans” because of lands history and origin. The region of Uruguay ...
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