Punta Ballena
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Punta Ballena Portezuelo, Solanas |
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Portezuelo Beach, Punta Ballena
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 Punta Ballena
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| Coordinates: 34°53′20″S 55°2′26″W / 34.88889°S 55.04056°WCoordinates: 34°53′20″S 55°2′26″W / 34.88889°S 55.04056°W | |
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 Uruguay
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| Department | Maldonado Department |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 750 |
| Time zone | UTC -3 |
| Postal code | 20003 |
| Dial plan | +598 42 (+6 digits) |
| Climate | Cfb |
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 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) long stripe of beaches and landforms and extends on both sides of Route 10.
Punta Ballena borders the resort Chihuahua to the west, it includes the Casapueblo citadel, the promontory of Punta Ballena, and the beach Playa Las Grutas to the east of it. Further east it borders the resort Pinares - Las Delicias with the oblong lake, Laguna del Diario, as the natural limit between them. To the northeast it borders the Park and Arboretum Lussich and the small populated centre Las Cumbres directly north of the park, while another small populated center, Los Corchos, lies to the south of the park.
Established by Antonio Lussich, who purchased the land and in 1896 founded his namesake arboretum, Punta Ballena and the neighboring resort city of Punta del Este grew to become leading destinations for tourism in Uruguay during the summertime high season (December through February).
In 2011 Punta Ballena had a population of 750 permanent inhabitants and 2,375 dwellings.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay
The town's best-known point of interest is the Casapueblo citadel, sculptor Carlos Páez Vilaró's onetime residence and atelier. Páez Vilaró began his "living sculpture" in 1958, sometimes adding a new room to host a particular friend, and eventually created a lodge within Casapueblo. The surrounding promontories are also popular hang gliding spots.
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