One of most beautiful, prestigious seaside resorts in world

Church built 1809 by women, in former fishing village

Many foreigners have built vacation homes of town of 10K inhabitants -  both ends of streets face the Atlantic Ocean

Hotels line the shoreline for wealthy businessmen, preeminent artists, super models, international movie stars

Statues along shore of  a stop on our bus tour of resort town

Standing at the thumb of fingers of sculptures sticking in sand

Made of cement, not sand.... along 100 km of beaches

How huge they are with hotels in the background!

200K population-summer, 300winter - 2-hr drive to Brazil

"Roller coaster" shape of bridge connecting beaches

Uruguayan children at the shore help parents sell souvenirs

Ralli Museum of Contemporary Art, in park in Beverly Hills

You're not seeing triple - there are really three faces on each figure!

Museum contains pieces by Casapueblo Carlos Paez Vilar, imitating Picasso

All the paintings were impressionistic, different, "funky"

Doesn't she look relaxed!  No bookshops, gift shops

Purpose of museum is to generate interest and pleasure

Museum of collection of sculptures by So. American artists

The courtyard of non-profit museum had many scenes

Another grouping of every-day life (without clothing!)

Bizarre!

Other artists:  Botero,Volti, Robinson, Cardenas

Several pieces by Salvador Dali are on display

Most complete collection in world of Latin-American art by living artists

A collection of coins commemorating famous historians

The detail was phenomenal! 

Museum area exceeds 6,000 sq. meters, built in 1988 (one of five in world)

And, last, but not least....