Cerro Pan de Azúcar Native Wildlife Breeding Station

Cerro Pan de Azúcar Native Wildlife Breeding Station is a zoo and nature reserve located close to the coastal city of Piriápolis in the Department of Maldonado, in Uruguay.

Photo: Hoverfish, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Type: Nature reserve
Description: zoo in Piriápolis, Uruguay
Also known as: “Cerro Pan de Azúcar Native Fauna and Flora Breeding Station” and “Pan de Azucar Flora and Fauna Reserve”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Sugar Loaf Hill and Castillo de Piria.

Sugar Loaf Hill

Peak

Photo: Hoverfish, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Cerro Pan de Azúcar is among the top 10 highest points of Uruguay, with an altitude of 423 metres.

Castillo de Piria

Museum

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Castillo de Piria is a museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pan de Azúcar and Gerona.

Pan de Azúcar is a city in the southwest of the Maldonado Department in Uruguay. It takes its name from a nearby hill, topped by a huge cross. Pan de Azúcar is also the name of the municipality to which the city belongs. Pan de Azúcar is situated 5 km northeast of Cerro Pan de Azúcar Native Wildlife Breeding Station.

Gerona

Village

Gerona is a populated centre and suburb of Pan de Azúcar in the southwest of the Maldonado Department in Uruguay. Gerona is situated 5 km north of Cerro Pan de Azúcar Native Wildlife Breeding Station.

Piriapolis

Photo: Ezarate, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Piriápolis is a city in the Maldonado Department of Uruguay. It is an important summer resort in the country, predating the larger and better known resort town of Punta del Este.

Cerro Pan de Azúcar Native Wildlife Breeding Station

Category: nature park
Location: Maldonado Department, Uruguay, South America
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Latitude

-34.814° or 34° 48′ 50″ south

Longitude

-55.24964° or 55° 14′ 59″ west

Elevation

62 metres (203 feet)

Open location code

48Q65QP2+94

GeoNames ID

9883539

Wikidata ID

Q5847601

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In Other Languages

From Basque to Spanish—“Cerro Pan de Azúcar Native Wildlife Breeding Station” goes by many names.

Basque: “Cerro Pan de Azúcar bertako fauna hazteko gunea”
Cebuano: “Pan de Azucar Flora and Fauna Reserve”
Spanish: “Estacion de cria de fauna autoctona Cerro Pan de Azucar”
Spanish: “Estación de cría de fauna autóctona Cerro Pan de Azúcar”
Spanish: “Estación de Cría de Fauna y Flora autóctona Cerro Pan de Azúcar”
Spanish: “Reserva de Flora y Fauna del Pan de Azucar”

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