Piedras Blancas
Piedras Blancas is in Montevideo Department, Uruguay. Piedras Blancas is situated nearby to the suburb Villa del Cerro, as well as near Casabó.- Type: Rock
- Also known as: “Isla Piedras Blancas”
- Historically known as: “Piedra Blanca”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Fortaleza del Cerro and Cerro de Montevideo.
Fortaleza del Cerro
Museum
Photo: Hoverfish, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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
Photo: Tano4595, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Teatro Florencio Sánchez
Theater building
Photo: Piracalamina, CC0.
Teatro Florencio Sánchez is a theater building.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Villa del Cerro and Casabó.
Villa del Cerro
Suburb
Photo: Hoverfish, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Villa del Cerro is a barrio of Montevideo, Uruguay. It is named after Montevideo Hill.
Casabó
Suburb
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Casabó is a neighbourhood of Montevideo, Uruguay. Casabó is situated 3 km north of Piedras Blancas.
El Tobogán
Neighborhood
Photo: Fedaro, CC BY-SA 4.0.
El Tobogán is a neighborhood, which is situated 5 km north of Piedras Blancas.
Piedras Blancas
- Category: landform
- Location: Montevideo Department, Uruguay, South America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-34.90972° or 34° 54′ 35″ southLongitude
-56.2606° or 56° 15′ 38″ westElevation
1 metre (3 feet)Open location code
48Q53PRQ+4QGeoNames ID
3443596
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