Buceo

Buceo is a neighborhood ( barrio ) of the Uruguayan capital, Montevideo.

Population

Currently, here are 38 033 inhabitants recorded (as of 2005).

Location

It is located southeast of the city on the coast of the Río de la Plata. To the west is bordered to the Buceo and Parque Batlle Pocitos neighborhoods, to the north lie Unión and Malvín Norte, while in the east Malvín continues the urban area.

The boundaries of the district to the west by the Avenida Luis Alberto de Herrera, Calle Marco Bruto, a small section of the Avenida General Fructuoso Rivera and Calle Demostenes and Julio Cesar. In the north, Avenida Italia runs through the district. The division to neighboring barrios done here including through the Rambla Euskalerria, Calle Barroso and Minnesota. In the south of the Río de la Plata coast of the neighborhood, both the small bay of the Port of Buceo near Pocitos, and the expansive beach. Here passes the most important next to the Avenida Rivera thoroughfare of the district, the Rambla Republica Armenia.

Description and infrastructure

In the Museo Buceo Zoológico Damaso Antonio Larrañaga and the Museo Oceanographic is located. In addition, here are the Edificio Panamericano, the Torres NAUTICAS, Plaza Armenia, the Liceo Francés Jules Supervielle, the Aduana de Oribe, the World Trade Center Montevideo along with the adjacent shopping mall Montevideo Shopping Center and the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine of the Universidad de la República. Also, the Instituto de Neurolingüística y Coaching Esencial is located here. Between the banks of the Río de la Plata and the Avenida General Fructuoso Rivera takes west side bounded by Calle Tomas Basanez, the Cementerio del Buceo his place.

At the Port of Buceo (Puerto Buceo ) of the Yacht Club Uruguayo in the local appearance formative eight-storey building is located. The area of the marina is also referred to as a diving harbor. This is because there was once a gold laden ship sank and he therefore has since formed an attraction for treasure -seeking divers.

Port of Buceo

Port of Buceo with the right-most yacht club

Museo Naval

Edificio Panamericano

Sports

In addition, the club Huracán Buceo here is based.