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Buceo is the small settlement in Uruguay, located some 20 km to the south-west from Paso de Carrasco. The capital city Montevideo is in 10 km to the west. The population of Buceo is 90 people (as of 2012). Many people visit Buceo each year to take a look at its famous parks and obelisks.

Carrasco Intl (IATA: MVD) is the nearest airport to it, situated just 20 km to the north-east.

Must see attractions in Buceo

1. Parque Batlle
Parque Batlle (Spanish pronunciation:   ]), formerly Parque de los Aliados (Allied Park), is a barrio (neighbourhood or district) and a major public central park in Montevideo, Uruguay. It is named in honour of José Batlle y Ordóñez, President of Uruguay from 1911–1915.

2. Obelisk of Montevideo
The Obelisk of Montevideo, officially listed as the Obelisco a los Constituyentes de 1830, is a monument, work of the sculptor José Luis Zorrilla de San Martín (1891-1975). It is a three sided obelisk made of granite, 40 metres tall with 3 bronze statues on its sides, representing " Law" " Liberty" and " Force" It has a hexagonal water fountain around it with six spheres on its outer circumference. It is located at the intersection of 18 de Julio and Artigas Boulevard avenues, in Montevideo, at t…

3. Punta Brava Lighthouse
Punta Brava Lighthouse (Faro de Punta Brava), also known as Punta Carretas Lighthouse, is a lighthouse in Punta Carretas, Montevideo, Uruguay. It was erected in 1876. The lighthouse has a height of 21 metres and its light reaches 15 nautical miles (28 kilometres) away, with a flash every ten seconds. In 1962, the lighthouse became electric. The lighthouse is important for guiding boats into the Banco Inglés, Buceo Port or the entrance of the Santa Lucía River, west of Montevideo city.

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Parque Batlle

Parque Batlle (Spanish pronunciation: ]), formerly Parque de los

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Plaza Independencia

Plaza Independencia (Spanish for Independence Square) is the name of

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Mercado Agrícola de Montevideo

Mercado Agrícola de Montevideo is a tourist attraction, one of the

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National Museum of Visual Arts (Uruguay)

National Museum of Visual Arts (Uruguay) (Spanish: Museo Nacional de

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Artigas Mausoleum

The Artigas Mausoleum is a monument to Uruguayan hero José Artigas,

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Obelisk of Montevideo

The Obelisk of Montevideo, officially listed as the Obelisco a los

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Punta Brava Lighthouse

Punta Brava Lighthouse (Faro de Punta Brava), also known as Punta

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Holocaust Memorial, Montevideo

The Memorial to the Holocaust of the Jewish People (Spanish: Memorial

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San Antonio y Santa Clara, Montevideo

The Church of Saint Anthony and Saint Clare (Spanish: Iglesia de San

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Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de Lourdes y San Vicente Pallotti

The Church of Our Lady of Lourdes and Saint Vincent Pallotti (Spanish:

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Estévez Palace

The Estévez Palace (Spanish: Palacio Estévez) is a building situated i

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Museo de la Casa de Luis Alberto de Herrera

Museo de la Casa de Luis Alberto de Herrera (translation: House Museum

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Molino de Pérez

The Molino de Pérez is a watermill which was built by the Uruguayan

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Sagrado Corazón, Montevideo

Sacred Heart Church (Spanish: Iglesia del Sagrado Corazón), popularly

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Hotels in Buceo

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Hyatt Centric Montevideo

starting $128

After Hotel Montevideo

starting $70

Palladium Business Hotel

starting $48

Regency Way Montevideo Hotel

starting $77

Radisson Montevideo Victoria Plaza Hotel

starting $143

Hilton Garden Inn Montevideo

starting $159

Apart Hotel Massini Suites

starting $42

Cottage Puerto Buceo

starting $118

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