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Punta del Este (p n`tä thĕl ās`tā), city (1996 pop. 8,252), E Uruguay, on the Atlantic Ocean. Located on a narrow peninsula surrounded by excellent beaches, Punta del Este is one of the largest and most fashionable seaside resorts of South America; fishing is also important to the local economy. In 1939 the German battleship Graf Spee was crippled by a British squadron in waters off Punta del Este. The city was the site of the conference (Aug., 1961) of the Inter-American Economic and Social Council, during which the charter of the Alliance for Progress Alliance for Progress, Span. Alianza para el Progreso, U.S. assistance program for Latin America begun in 1961 during the presidency of John F. Kennedy ...... Click the link for more information. was drafted, and there also the foreign ministers' conference of the Organization of American States met in Jan., 1962, and voted to impose a censure on Cuba. In 1967 the presidents of republics in the Americas met in Punta del Este to formulate economic assistance programs for Latin America. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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nbsp;Aereas de Entre Rios, or LAER, canceled plans to fly from Buenos Aires to Punta del Este, Uruguay, and Florianopolis, Brazil. The trouble started at a news conference Friday on the beach at the Atlantic resort of Punta del Este, Uruguay. Today, it is developing two of the largest skylines in the growing Palermo neighborhood of Buenos Aires: "Esmeralda Building" and "Palermo UNO Tower," and the "Tres Sesenta Tower" in Punta del Este, Uruguay. |
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