When you think about what makes destinations interesting for tourism, such as sunshine, beaches, nature, vibrant culture and history, South America has it all. Brazil has 8000 km of coastline, tropical white sand beaches lined by palm trees, most of them deserted, the Brazilian music and dance, the country has outstanding potential to be a major tourist destination. Punta del Este in Uruguay, 130km to the east of Montevideo, ranks up there with South America’s premier holiday resorts attracting up to 700,000 visitors each year and has been bestowed with numerous nicknames from ‘the Pearl of the Atlantic’ and ‘the Hamptons of Latin America’ to ‘the St Tropez of Uruguay’. Take a look at our property for sale in South America.