Punta San Carlos
Punta San Carlos is a cape in Colonia Department, Uruguay. Punta San Carlos is situated nearby to the suburb Real de San Carlos, as well as near Historic Quarter.- Type: Cape
- Description: point in Uruguay
- Also known as: “Punta de San Carlos”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Plaza de toros Real de San Carlos and Escuela 37 República Argentina.
Plaza de toros Real de San Carlos
Photo: Mx. Granger, CC0.
Plaza de toros Real de San Carlos is a former bullring in Colonia del Sacramento, Uruguay. Built in 1909 it was shortly closed after prohibition of bull fighting in 1912.
Escuela 37 República Argentina
School
Photo: Maryan de Beeld, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Escuela 37 República Argentina is a school.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Colonia and Laguna de los Patos.
Colonia
Photo: Ypsilon from Finland, CC0.
Colonia del Sacramento is in southwestern Uruguay, across from Buenos Aires on the northern shore of the Rio de la Plata. Founded in 1680 as a Portuguese colony, Colonia's historic district is now a UNESCO World Heritage site, full of cobblestone streets lined with historic buildings.
Punta San Carlos
- Categories: point and landform
- Location: Colonia Department, Uruguay, South America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-34.43575° or 34° 26′ 9″ southLongitude
-57.88561° or 57° 53′ 8″ westElevation
4 metres (13 feet)Open location code
48Q4H477+MQOpenStreetMap ID
node 11592836246OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cape
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Italian—“Punta San Carlos” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Punta San Carlos”
- Italian: “punta San Carlos”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Sheraton Colonia and Hipódromo “Real de San Carlos”.
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