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Trip Guide to Uruguay's Once-Again-Hot Resort Town: Punta del Este

Martin Morrell Poolside at the Serena Hotel in Uruguay.

Photo: Martin Morrell

In the 1950's, the once sleepy fishing village of Punta del Este, Uruguay, vied with Havana and San Juan as most happening landing strip in Latin America. Now, after surviving a dictatorship and economic woes, Punta is luring back the jet set.

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Inspired by: Punta Del Este Makes a Comeback — by Horacio Silva, Published Feb. 2006

Hotels (6)

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    Tropical Manaus

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    Serena Hotel

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    La Posta del Cangrejo

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    Mantra Punta del Este Resort, Spa & Casino

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    Conrad Punta del Este Resort & Casino

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    Club Hotel Casapueblo

Restaurants (5)

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    Daiquiri Fondue

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    La Pasiva

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    Parador La Huella

    Lunch can last until dark on the crowded open deck facing Playa Brava. Order the grilled sea bass with a pitcher of white-wine clericó. More
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    La Bourgogne, Punta del Este

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    Los Negros

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    Plaza Artigas

    At this lively streetfair, most stalls sell inexpensive folkloric souvenirs and are worth visiting.

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    Moby Dick

    Punta's longest-running bar and springboard for diving into the city's (late) nightlife.

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