Punta Carretas
Punta Carretas is a barrio of Montevideo, Uruguay.Location
Punta Carretas shares borders with Parque Rodó and Pocitos to the north, while from east south and west, it is delimited by the coastline, including the Rambla : Rambla Presidente Wilson to the west, Rambla Mahatma Gandhi to the east.Landmarks
In its west side, this barrio is home to the park called Parque Rodó with all its southern extensions, to the ground of the Faculty of Engineering, as well as to the Golf Club de Montevideo and the Holocaust Memorial, while in its east side, it is home to the Punta Carretas Shopping, the Sheraton Hotel, the Parque Villa Biarritz and the Juan Zorrilla de San Martin Museum. Its southern part ends in the cape of Punta Carretas, also known as Punta Brava, which gives the name to the barrio. At the tip of the cape is Punta Carretas Lighthouse, built in 1876.
