Paso de las Duranas
Encyclopedia
Paso de las Duranas is a barrio
(neighbourhood or district) of Montevideo
, Uruguay
. It shares borders with Belvedere
and Sayago
to the northwest, Lavalleja to the northeast, Aires Puros
to the southeast and Prado
to the south. It is home to the National Museum of Anthropology and to the Museo de la Memoria, which is dedicated to the history of the fight of the Uruguayan people against the repression of the dictatorship. In its Easter side it also contains the northmost edge of the Prado park, where the former building of the Sociedad Nativista has been transformed by the city to a museum.
Barrio
Barrio is a Spanish word meaning district or neighborhood.-Usage:In its formal usage in English, barrios are generally considered cohesive places, sharing, for example, a church and traditions such as feast days...
(neighbourhood or district) of Montevideo
Montevideo
Montevideo is the largest city, the capital, and the chief port of Uruguay. The settlement was established in 1726 by Bruno Mauricio de Zabala, as a strategic move amidst a Spanish-Portuguese dispute over the platine region, and as a counter to the Portuguese colony at Colonia del Sacramento...
, Uruguay
Uruguay
Uruguay ,officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay,sometimes the Eastern Republic of Uruguay; ) is a country in the southeastern part of South America. It is home to some 3.5 million people, of whom 1.8 million live in the capital Montevideo and its metropolitan area...
. It shares borders with Belvedere
Belvedere, Montevideo
Belvedere is a barrio of Montevideo, Uruguay. It borders Nuevo París to the northwest, Sayago to the northeast, Paso de las Duranas to the east, Prado to the southeast, La Teja and Tres Ombúes to the south. An area known as Paso Molino, which starts in the Prado and extends into Belvedere, is a...
and Sayago
Sayago, Montevideo
Sayago is a barrio of Montevideo, Uruguay.Bordering Colón and next to El Prado, Sayago is limited by the streets Millán, Av. Raffo, General Máximo Santos and Eugenio Garzón.- External links :*...
to the northwest, Lavalleja to the northeast, Aires Puros
Aires Puros
Aires Puros is a barrio of Montevideo, Uruguay. It borders Lavalleja and Paso de las Duranas to the northwest, Casavalle to the northeast, Cerrito and Brazo Oriental to the southeast, Atahualpa and Prado to the southeast. Its northwest border is the Miguelete river with Millan Avenue crossing it...
to the southeast and Prado
Prado, Montevideo
Prado is a barrio and a major public park in Montevideo, Uruguay. Together with Nueva Savona, they form the Prado - Nueva Savona composite barrio....
to the south. It is home to the National Museum of Anthropology and to the Museo de la Memoria, which is dedicated to the history of the fight of the Uruguayan people against the repression of the dictatorship. In its Easter side it also contains the northmost edge of the Prado park, where the former building of the Sociedad Nativista has been transformed by the city to a museum.