Barra del Chuy is a resort (balneario) in the Rocha Department of southeastern Uruguay. Its name means Mouth of Chui (stream). It is the last coastal resort of Uruguay, bordering Brazil to the southeast with the stream Arroyo Chui as the natural border.
Geography The resort is located on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean, in a southeastern direction into a road that spits from Route 9 about before Chuy. It borders the resort Puimayen to the southwest.
History In the summer of 1994, the yellow cold-water clams on a stretch of beach near the town experienced a massive die-off due to the warming waters in the South Atlantic blob, a hot spot of of ocean which has warmed over the last century.
Population In 2011 Barra del Chuy had a population of 370 permanent inhabitants and 1,021 dwellings. Year Population Dwellings 1963 83 225 1975 145 475 1985 275 563 1996 312 671 2004 367 869 2011 370 1,021 Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay
References
External links INE map of Barra del Chuy and Puimayen Tourist information for Barra del Chuy Main Portal Barra del Chuy Brief history of the resort