Zagarzazú or Balneario Zagarzazú is a resort village in the Colonia Department of southwestern Uruguay.
Geography
Zagarzazú is located on the coast of Río Uruguay, north of the city of
Carmelo
Carmelo is a given name. Notable people with the name include:
* Carmelo Anthony (born 1984), American basketball player
* Carmelo Antrone Lee (born 1977), Puerto Rican basketball player
* Carmelo Bene (1937-2002), Italian director, actor, phi ...
and just south of Route 21. To the west of the resort is the Four Seasons Resort of Carmelo. To the north of the hotel and the resort is situated a golf course.
Population
In 2011 Zagarzazú had a population of 96 permanent inhabitants and 165 dwellings. According to El Pais, the majority of the dwellings are rented by people from
Carmelo
Carmelo is a given name. Notable people with the name include:
* Carmelo Anthony (born 1984), American basketball player
* Carmelo Antrone Lee (born 1977), Puerto Rican basketball player
* Carmelo Bene (1937-2002), Italian director, actor, phi ...
either for summer vacation or as residence during the whole year, as many of them are employees of the Four Seasons Hotel.
Source: ''Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay''
History
A statue of the founder of the resort, Isidro "Chiquito" Zagarzazú, can be found at the end of the entrance road near the beach.
Just east of the Zagarzazú resort is the Zagarzazú International Airport. This airport was built along with the resort by Isidro Zagarzazú. The airport was later donated to the City of Carmelo to make it an international airport. Since its donation, there has been political pressure to make it a domestic airport again in order to increase traffic to the neighbouring Colonia Airport.Article about the problematic around the functioning of the airport of Zagarzazú /ref> According to Mr. Parodi, subdirector of tourism in 2009, a movement of 20 privately chartered flights per day was recorded in this airport, transporting people who came to play golf or to stay in the Four Seasons Hotel.
Beach
The beach of Zagarzazú is reminiscent of the resorts of the
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.Canelones Department, though the number of visitors is much smaller.