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Punta Carretas

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A residential Montevideo neighborhood, named for the rocky point on the river — the same point where its namesake lighthouse later went up.

Punta Carretas
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  • The rambla by bike

    East of the fishing clubs, toward Punta Carretas and Pocitos, you continue on a two-way path on the pavement.