Barra del Chuy
Resort in Rocha Department, Uruguay
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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.
Barra del Chuy | |
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Resort | |
The Mouth of Chui seen from the Brazilian side. | |
  Barra del Chuy Location in Uruguay | |
| Coordinates: 33°45′20″S 53°23′20″W | |
| Country |  Uruguay |
| Department | Rocha Department |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 370 |
| Time zone | UTC−03:00 (UYT) |
| Postal code | 27102 |
| Dial plan | +598 4474 (+4 digits) |
| Climate | Cfa |
Geography
History
In the summer of 1994, the yellow cold-water clams on a 21-kilometre (13 mi) 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 340,000 km2 (130,000 sq mi) of ocean which has warmed 2 °C (4 °F) over the last century.[1]
