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Neighbouring departments are Rocha to the East, Lavalleja to the North and Northwest, and Canelones to the West. It's limited to the Southwest by the Río de la Plata and to the Southeast by the Atlantic Ocean. Several creeks flow through the state, most of which are tributaries of the River Plate: the Maldonado, José Ignacio, Garzón, Pan de Azúcar and the Aigua. Near the coast several lagoons are found: del Sauce, del Diario, José Ignacio and Garzón.

Punta del Este is an upscale vacation spot on the southern tip of Uruguay, southeast of the town of Maldonado and about 140 km east of Montevideo.
 
Punta Del Este
 

Punta Del Este


Although the town has a year round population of 9,334 (2001), it experiences a tourist explosion each summer between Christmas and the end of January.
Punta Ballena o Punta de la Ballenais a geographical feature placed in Maldonado Department.(Uruguay).
 
Punta Ballena
 

Punta Ballena


Punta Ballena is located 18 km from Punta del Este and 115 km from Montevideo. Here you find the very famous casapueblo. At 3 km we can find the Sauce Lake, and near from this we can find the International Airport.
Piriápolis is a coastal city located in Maldonado, Uruguay, an hour's drive east of the national capital, Montevideo.
 
Piriápolis
 

Piriápolis


It is a summer resort in the country, predating the larger and more popular resort town of Punta del Este.
José Ignacio is a small beach placed in Maldonado Department of Uruguay, 20 min. far from Punta del Este.
 
José Ignacio
 

José Ignacio


The official name is Pueblo Garzón because of the faro built in 1877.This place is important, exclusive and quite and the most famous people from argentina like and came to this place.
The Barra of Maldonado is a beautiful inlet that flows from the back bay area of Maldonado out of the Atlantic Ocean.
 
La Barra
 

La Barra


La Barra is also the center of youth oriented activities from daytime sport on the sandy beach to al night disco, to get this small village, you cross an unusual bridge shaped like an easy roller coaster. With all the water surrounding Punta del Este,...
Sierra de las Animas is a rough ride mountain of volcanic origin
 
Mountain Range of the  Ánimas
 

Mountain Range of the Ánimas


Sierra de las Animas is a really beautiful place with a natural beauty, in this we can appreciatte the Animas Hill and from the top we can see the landscapes,hills, sea, and Montevideo ,this sierra has a volcanic origin that has 500 years old, the...
Ruta 12. Entrance of the Mansion of Roberto Giordano.
Mansion of  Roberto Giordano
 
 

Mansion of Roberto Giordano


The ombú is a massive evergreen herb native to the Pampas of South America.
Ombú
 
 

Ombú


It is the only tree that grows there, the only one able to survive on the little water available. The tree has an umbrella-like canopy that spreads to a girth of 12 to 15 meters (40 to 50 feet) and can attain a height of 12 to 18 meters (40 to 60 feet)....
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