Chihuahua is a resort (''balneario'') in the
Maldonado Department
The Maldonado Department ( es, Departamento de Maldonado; ), with an area of and 164,300 inhabitants (2011), is located to the southeast of Uruguay. Its capital is Maldonado.
Geography and climate
Neighbouring departments are Rocha to the Eas ...
of
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 ...
.
Location and geography
The resort is located on the coast of
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 ...
, about east of the resort
Punta Negra. To the east the resort
Punta Ballena
Punta Ballena is a small peninsula (''punta'') and a resort (''balneario''), as well as an important tourist attraction on the coast of Río de la Plata in the Maldonado Department of southeastern Uruguay. It comprises an approximately long stripe ...
and to the west it borders the resort
Ocean Park with the stream Arroyo del Portero separating it with the later. This stream carries the water of the Laguna del Sauce to the Río de la Plata.
Population
In 2011, Chihuahua had a population of 37 permanent inhabitants and 79 dwellings.
Source: ''Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay''
See also
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Naturism in Uruguay
References
External links
INE map of Sauce de Portezuelo, Ocean Park, Chihuahua and La CapueraOfficial site of Playa Naturista Chihuahua
Populated places in the Maldonado Department
Beaches of Uruguay
Seaside resorts in Uruguay
Nude beaches
Naturism in Uruguay
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