Punta de Lobos

Punta de Lobos is a cape in Municipio A, Montevideo Department. Punta de Lobos is situated nearby to the suburb Villa del Cerro, as well as near Casabó.

Type: Cape
Description: point in Uruguay
Also known as: “Lobos Point” and “Punta Lobos”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Estadio Olímpico and Fortaleza del Cerro.

Estadio Olímpico

Stadium

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Estadio Olímpico is a multi-use stadium located in the neighbourhood of Cerro in Montevideo, Uruguay. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium holds 9,500 people and was built in 1923. It is the home stadium of Rampla Juniors.

Fortaleza del Cerro

Museum

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The Fortaleza del Cerro, also known as Fortaleza General Artigas, is a fortress situated in Montevideo, Uruguay overlooking the Bay of Montevideo. It belongs to the barrio of Casabó, at the west of Villa del Cerro.

Cerro de Montevideo

Peak

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Cerro de Montevideo is a hill overlooking the namesake capital city of Uruguay. It constitutes an isolated landform, it is part of no mountain range. Its notable fortress on top overlooks the Bay of Montevideo, a natural harbour on the coast of the River Plate.