Punta del Este, URUGUAY: This 2006 aerial photograph shows Punta del Este, one of the most important resorts in Latin America, with its River Plate seaside(L) and the Atlantic(R) one. The peninsula marks the boundary of the River Plate and the Atlantic ocean, at left the beaches are gently and at right they are rough. "Through Punta del Este had passed the large history and the small one", in midst of "that image of resort, where wealthy and famous people spend their time", said Diego Fischer on 25th June 2007, author of several books about Punta del Este. AFP PHOTO/STR (Photo credit should read STR/AFP via Getty Images)
