This zone was frequent step for frigates and galleons that transported towards Spain Merchandise and treasures from the colonies of the River of the Plata, many of them still are submerged in waters of the Atlantic Ocean.

In this neighborhood was constructed one of the first hotels in Punta del Este, that adopted the name of the place. The Hotel San Rafael of European Architecture occupies almost one block, and logged to the first Casino of the state of this city.

This neighborhood is one of the oldest ones of Punta Del Este, with its houses in the forest, with their roofing tides of mud and bricks walls and their wide avenues , with gardens that integrate to the landscape in an unmistakable country style, and with direct access to the sea, it offers to its inhabitants peace and the necessary security to enjoy the familiar life.