Piriápolis

Piriápolis
Coordinates: 34 ° 52 ′ S , 55 ° 16 ′ W Piriápolis on the map of Uruguay	Piriápolis
	Piriápolis
Basic data
Country	Uruguay
Department	Maldonado
City foundation	1893
Residents	8830 (2011)
Detailed data
height	0 m
Waters	Río de la Plata
Post Code	20200
prefix	(+598) 43
Time zone	UTC −3
City Presidency	Mario Invernizzi
	Francisco Pirias Castle
	View of the city from Cerro San Antonio
	Piriápolis beach with Cerro San Antonio in the background

Piriápolis is a city in Uruguay in the Maldonado department .

geography

Location and landscape

It is located about 35 km from the city of Maldonado on the banks of the Río de la Plata . The landscape of the hinterland is determined by the Sierra de las Ánimas located there . The Cerro Pan de Azúcar is around six kilometers away .

Natural resources

At Piriápolis there are deposits of gray and red granite .

history

Piriápolis was founded in 1893 by Francisco Piria . The first building was a castle, built in 1897, after a model on the Italian Riviera. This was followed by structures such as the port of Piriápolis, the Rambla De Los Argentinos, a railway line, the church, the Hotel Piriápolis and the Argentino Hotel. On June 21, 1960, Ley 12,736 was classified as a Ciudad (city) as part of the statutory regulation .

Infrastructure

education

Piriápolis has a secondary school ( Liceo ) with the Liceo de Piriápolis "José Luis Invernizzi" founded on March 17, 1958 .

Leisure and Tourism

Piriápolis is equipped with an infrastructure designed for tourism and is one of the most important seaside resorts in the country. The city, which has beaches on the coast, has more than 50 hotels, a marina, a golf course and a zoo, in which the animal species living in Uruguay are represented. The Argentino Hotel is one of the most distinctive buildings in Piriápolis .

traffic

In terms of transport infrastructure, the city is connected via the road network to the Ruta Interbalnearia , which runs a few kilometers to the north, and is thus connected to the centers of Montevideo and Maldonado / Punta del Este to the west and east , with which there is a regular bus service several times a day.