Cerro Pan de Azúcar

Coordinates: 34°48′33″S 55°15′31″W / 34.80917°S 55.25861°W

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Cerro Pan de Azúcar
The hill viewed from a road
Highest point
Elevation	423 m (1,388 ft)
Coordinates	34°48′33″S 55°15′31″W / 34.80917°S 55.25861°W / -34.80917; -55.25861
Naming
English translation	Sugar Loaf Hill
Language of name	from Spanish
Pronunciation	Spanish: [ˈsero ˈpan de aˈsukaɾ]
Geography
Cerro Pan de Azúcar Uruguay
Location	Piriápolis, Maldonado Department, Uruguay
Parent range	Cuchilla Grande
Geology
Rock age	Precambrian
Mountain type(s)	Hill (granite, gneiss)
Climbing
Easiest route	Hike

Cerro Pan de Azúcar (Sugar Loaf Hill) is among the top 10 highest points of Uruguay, with an altitude of 423 metres (1,387.8 ft).

Location and features

It is located southwest of Maldonado Department, in the municipality of Piriápolis, in a range of hills named Cuchilla Grande.

At the eastern feet of the hill and partly on its side, is the Reserva de Flora y Fauna del Pan de Azúcar, a nature reserve and zoo.^[1] On its summit, there is a cross made of cement, with a height of 35 metres (114.8 feet), visible from a considerable distance. The cross is visitable inside with a spiral staircase leading to the horizontal part of the cross, which offers view of the area through small openings.

History

In 1890 Don Francisco Piria, founder of the resort of Piriápolis, had bought a big stretch of land including the Cerro Pan de Azúcar and stretching all the way to the beach. The hill was rich in granite and by his decision one of its slopes became a quarry which provided solid granite rocks for the construction of the seaside resort, and which gave work to more than 500 workers.

In 1933 the famous sculptor José Luis Zorrilla de San Martín together with father Engels Walters constructed a 35-metre cross on its top. In 1980 a nature conservation and breeding centre for animals threatened by extinction was founded on its east side.

Images

References

^ Article about the nature reserve of Pan de Azúcar

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Cerro Pan de Azúcar, Piriápolis.

(in Spanish) Municipio de Maldonado
(in Spanish) Cerro Pan de Azucar - Eco-Park

v t e Maldonado Department of Uruguay
Capital: Maldonado
Municipalities	Aiguá Garzón Maldonado Pan de Azúcar Piriápolis Punta del Este San Carlos Solís Grande
Towns and villages	Aiguá Balneario Buenos Aires Barrio Hipódromo Barrio Los Aromos Cerro Pelado El Tesoro Garzón Gerona Gregorio Aznárez José Ignacio La Sonrisa Maldonado Pan de Azúcar Pinares – Las Delicias Piriápolis Playa Grande Punta Ballena Punta del Este San Carlos San Rafael - El Placer Villa Delia
Sights	Lussich Arboretum Casapueblo Cerro de las Ánimas Cerro Pan de Azúcar Isla Gorriti Isla de Lobos Laguna del Sauce La Mano de Punta del Este