Punta del Este, Uruguay

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Punta del Este is an upscale resort on the southern tip of Uruguay, southeast of Maldonado and about 140 km east of Montevideo.
Although the town has a year-round population of 10,506 (2005), the summer tourist boom often boosts the population to about one million people between December and February.