Punta Gorda, Montevideo

Punta Gorda
Barrio
Plaza de la Armada
Street map o Punta Gorda
Location o Punta Gorda in Montevideo
Coordinates: 34°53′30″S 56°4′55″W
Kintra	Uruguay
Depairtment	Montevideo Depairtment
Ceety	Montevideo

Punta Gorda is a barrio (neebourheid or destrict) o Montevideo, Uruguay. It takes its name frae the promontory o Punta Gorda.

Location

It borders Malvín tae the west, Las Canteras tae the northwast, Carrasco Norte an Carrasco tae the northeast an the coastline tae the sooth. The coastal avenue alang Punta Gorda taks on the names Rambla O'Higgins an Rambla República de Méjico, athort which are the beaches Playa de los Ingleses an Playa Verde.

Landmarks

On tap o the promontory is a square which is a pairk an aw, the Plaza de la Armada (umwhile kent as Plaza Virgilio) an it is a tourist hotspot. Anither notable sicht is the Molino de Perez, a historic wattermill, nou hoosin a cultural centre.

Eddicational facilities

• Colegio y Liceo Santa Rita, Toronto 1597 (private, Roman Catholic, Augustinians)

Places o wirship

• Pairish Kirk o St Rita o Cascia]], Friburgo 5763 (Roman Catholic, Augustinians)

See an aw

• Barrios o Montevideo

Freemit airtins

• Intendencia de Montevideo / Useful data / Punta Gorda Archived 2012-03-13 at the Wayback Machine