RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The tourism sector contributes some 8% to the country's GDP and directly and indirectly employs 100,000 people. In this context, the noble resort of Punta del Este is at the heart of the action.
The city, sharing a name with the surrounding municipality, has been referred to as "the Monaco of the South," "The Pearl of the Atlantic," "the Hamptons of South America," and "the St. Tropez of South America."
Punta del Este is a city and seaside resort on the Atlantic Coast in the Maldonado Department of southeastern Uruguay. Starting as a small . . .
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