The government signed an agreement to enhance the port of Punta del Este

The government signed an agreement to enhance the port of Punta del Este

According to Antía, the national government has been working for a year and a half with the yacht club in this initiative that Urban Planning Department already started planning. In addition, he highlighted that the architect Carlos Ott is part of the group of experts designated for the “master plan” start rolling out in about 60 days.

In a final stage of the preparation of the project in which the Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF)the National Hydrography Directorate and the National Customs Directorate -together with Prefecture and the Policeman—, it will be evaluated if it will be a public or public-private investment.

promote tourism

Although the “master plan” seeks to respond to a debt with the community, as expressed by Antía, it also pursues the objective of making Punta del Este an even more attractive destination for tourists, in a context in which the national government seeks to attract, above all, Brazilian citizens.

During the first half of 2022, the country received more than 900,000 visitors, who spent $650 million. And of that total, 141,000 people came from Brazil, which represented an increase in tourism after the Covid-19 pandemic. Still, the government wants increase by at least 37% the number of Brazilians to match the 220 thousand who entered the country in 2019.

Source: Ambito

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