{"id":4255,"date":"{\"dateEnabled\":false,\"start\":\"1970-01-01T00:00:00.000Z\",\"end\":\"1970-01-01T00:00:00.000Z\"}","date_gmt":"2023-12-18T13:50:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/uruguaynatural.com\/es\/experiences\/\/"},"modified":"2023-12-21T14:25:39","modified_gmt":"2023-12-21T17:25:39","slug":"un-paseo-por-el-cielo-y-las-estrellas","status":"publish","type":"experiences","link":"https:\/\/uruguaynatural.com\/en\/experiences\/un-paseo-por-el-cielo-y-las-estrellas\/","title":{"rendered":"A Journey Through the Sky and the Stars"},"author":2,"template":"","experience-categories":[22],"class_list":["post-4255","experiences","type-experiences","status-publish","hentry","experience-categories-astrotourism"],"acf":[],"primary_title":"<h1><span class=\"highlight highlight--verde\">A Journey Through the Sky and the Stars<\/span><\/h1>","description":"<span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Astrotourism, an increasingly popular trend among those for sustainability and scientific outreach, now has a new reference spot in Montevideo for those who wish to look up at the night sky and enjoy the beauty of the stars. The city\u2019s Planetarium has reopened its dome with state-of-the-art digital equipment and renovations to a building with over 60 years of history. In fact, first opened on February 11, 1955, the Montevideo Planetarium was the first of its kind in Ibero-America. In this context, Uruguay is standing out as a highly attractive destination for astrotourism. Beyond telescopes and modern observatories, there are places where the celestial heritage, with clear night skies free from light pollution, such as in Cabo Polonio, Rocha Lagoon, and Villa Serrana, offers visitors the chance to gaze up at the stars and wander through constellations, mesmerized by the colors of the planets and the glow of the moon.<\/span>","info":"[embed]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=vL9OtS72vso[\/embed]\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Montevideo Planetarium\r\nAgrim. Germ\u00e1n Barbato\r\n3275 Rivera Ave\r\nPhone: [598 2] 1950 8550\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/planetario.montevideo.gub.uy\/\">[Official Website]<\/a><\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\">The beauty of the stars is there, in the sky, waiting to be discovered, not just by bohemians, poets, and romantics, nor only by mathematicians, physicists, and chemists. The splendor of the universe, our celestial heritage, is a landscape for everyone to enjoy. In this sense, and although it\u2019s a trend that has been gradually consolidating, more and more people are embracing astrotourism.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Considered both a recreational and scientific activity, astrotourism, or astronomical tourism, highlights the value of various natural, cultural, scenic, and heritage elements related to the science that studies celestial bodies: planets, satellites, comets, stars, and so on. It is an activity that can take place in indoor locations, such as observatories and planetariums, or in open-air spaces free from light pollution.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\">In the latter case, Uruguay boasts several spots that stand out for the quality of their clear, unpolluted night skies. These locations, while already renowned for their natural appeal, might not have been considered by certain audiences if not for their astronomical potential. Places like Cabo Polonio, Rocha Lagoon, and Villa Serrana are emblematic tourist destinations that can now also be explored through the lens of astronomy, thanks to their clear, star-filled night skies.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\">International organizations are increasingly working to protect the night sky and promote it as a human right. Astrotourism serves as a powerful tool to strengthen other important areas, such as sustainable rural development, by revaluing these places as sites of scientific, cultural, and environmental heritage, and as economic drivers through star tourism.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\">From Villa Dolores to the Universe<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\">On the other hand, in the case of indoor venues, Montevideo has had a next-generation planetarium since the end of December 2019. After nearly three years of renovations, and with the support of French company RSA Cosmos, the historic building dedicated to scientific outreach, originally opened in 1955 as the first planetarium in Ibero-America, once again opened its doors.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Named after <\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><i>Surveyor Germ\u00e1n Barbato<\/i><\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">, the new Montevideo Planetarium features a cutting-edge aluminum dome for projection, six laser projectors, fifteen computers, and software especially designed to display immersive astronomical images.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\">It is also worth noting that the new planetarium will be integrated into an eco-park alongside the <\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><i>Friendship Park <\/i><\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">and the <\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><i>Villa Dolores Zoo<\/i><\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">. This development includes the construction of a skating rink, restoration of existing structures, the addition of playgrounds, new lighting, and enhancements to the surrounding vegetation.<\/span>","highlights":"<strong><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4260\" src=\"http:\/\/uruguaynatural.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/jWbBIF1u_400x400-removebg-preview-e1702907790690.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"223\" height=\"122\" \/><\/strong>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Planetario de Montevideo\r\nAgrim. Germ\u00e1n Barbato<\/strong>\r\n\r\nAv. Rivera 3275\r\nTel\u00e9fono: [598 2] 1950 8550\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/planetario.montevideo.gub.uy\/\">Web oficial<\/a>","primary_image":"[{\"id\":4257,\"url\":\"https:\/\/uruguaynatural.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Planetario.png\"}]","secondary_image":"[{\"id\":4261,\"url\":\"http:\/\/uruguaynatural.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-12-20-at-13.11.04.jpeg\"}]","gallery_images":"[]","enable_map":"1","coord_lat":"","coord_lng":"","locations":"-34.90197725897376,-56.144395385949366","department":"Montevideo","places":"[{\"id\":1296,\"link\":\"http:\/\/uruguaynatural.com\/%places-slug%\/montevideo\/\",\"title\":\"Montevideo\",\"description\":\"La rambla capitalina, el balc\u00f3n de acceso a m\u00e1s de <strong>30 kil\u00f3metro de costa<\/strong>, es uno de los principales atributos de Montevideo y un paseo imperdible para sus habitantes que suelen recurrir a ella para tomar mate y realizar extensas caminatas. Tambi\u00e9n lo son la cantidad de espacios verdes, parques y jardines que posibilitan m\u00faltiples opciones al aire libre.\\r\\n\\r\\nMontevideo tambi\u00e9n cuenta con una amplia movida cultural. As\u00ed por ejemplo, su cartelera teatral, es llamativamente extensa y variada, y abarca tanto espect\u00e1culos cl\u00e1sicos, como modernos o alternativos. En sus museos, centros culturales , casas de cultura y salas de exposici\u00f3n es posible apreciar el arte de una amplia gama de artistas de alcance internacional como Juan Manuel Blanes, Rafael Barradas, Pedro Figari, Joaqu\u00edn Torres Garc\u00eda, Jos\u00e9 C\u00faneo e Ignacio Iturria, entre otros.\\r\\n<h3>M\u00e1s informaci\u00f3n<\/h3>\\r\\n<ul>\\r\\n \\t<li><strong>Los inicios:<\/strong> Montevideo fue fundada por el gobernador y capit\u00e1n del R\u00edo del Plata Don Bruno Mauricio de Zabala. El proceso fundacional de la ciudad se inscribe entre 1724 y 1730, per\u00edodo en que comenzaron a arribar los primeros pobladores provenientes de Buenos aires y de las Islas Canarias. En el a\u00f1o 1833 se proyecta el nuevo trazado para la Ciudad Nueva que comienza a ejecutarse plenamente a partir de 1861.A diferencia de la Ciudad Vieja, que estaba amurallada en todo su per\u00edmetro, la Ciudad Nueva se proyecta con calles anchas y arboladas donde se localizaron comercios suntuosos y grandes residencias.<\/li>\\r\\n<\/ul>\\r\\n\u00a0\\r\\n<ul>\\r\\n \\t<li><strong>Capital con los pies en el r\u00edo:<\/strong> Recorrer 30 kil\u00f3metros de costa a es una de las posibilidades imperdibles que ofrece la capital montevideana que nunca le da la espalda al R\u00edo de la Plata. Por un extenso trayecto, desde Capurro hasta Carrasco, se extiende la Rambla de Montevideo, que fue concebida como un balc\u00f3n hacia el mar, para un verdadero disfrute de las costas de la ciudad.\\r\\nSus diversos tramos poseen especial belleza, ya que en su recorrido, ya sea a pie, en bicicleta o en auto, adem\u00e1s de hermosas playas es posible apreciar la arquitectura urbana que las rodea. Edificios antiguos y modernos, plazas y espacios deportivos como la pista de patinaje en el Parque Rod\u00f3, la de Skate en Buceo y varios gimnasios al aire libre, se suceden conformando atractivas panor\u00e1micas para el turista.\\r\\nDesde el puerto capitalino, hacia el Este, se suceden las playas m\u00e1s urbanas: Ram\u00edrez, Pocitos, Carrasco, Buceo, Malv\u00edn, en tanto hacia el Oeste, existen otras playas m\u00e1s agrestes y de acceso individual como la Colorada, Punta Espinillo, Punta Yeguas, Zabala o Santa Catarina. Las playas de Montevideo son caracter\u00edsticas por sus finas y blancas arenas y las calmas aguas del R\u00edo de la Plata, as\u00ed como por su seguridad. Adem\u00e1s del servicio de guardavidas, todas las playas habilitadas tienen asegurada la cobertura de salud y el cuidado de los ba\u00f1istas a trav\u00e9s de puestos de primeros auxilios y atenci\u00f3n m\u00e9dica de urgencia y emergencia. En el verano, adem\u00e1s de disfrutar del sol, arena y mar, los turistas pueden disfrutar de espect\u00e1culos y actividades recreativas gratuitas para ni\u00f1os, j\u00f3venes y adultos.<\/li>\\r\\n<\/ul>\\r\\n<h4>\u00a1No te pierdas!<\/h4>\\r\\n<ol>\\r\\n \\t<li>Plaza Matriz: ubicada en la Ciudad Vieja, entre las calles Peatonal Sarand\u00ed y Juan Carlos G\u00f3mez,\u00a0 en esta plaza se respira historia. La Iglesia Matriz, El Cabildo y otros edificios hist\u00f3ricos se encuentran rodeando su m\u00edtica fuente, uno de los monumentos m\u00e1s bellos de la ciudad.<\/li>\\r\\n \\t<li>Estadio Centenario: ubicado en la zona de Parque Batlle, es el principal escenario deportivo del pa\u00eds, con una imponente infraestructura capaz de albergar hasta 80.000 espectadores. Es posible coordinar visitas guiadas y conocer los hitos que transformaron al f\u00fatbol en la mayor pasi\u00f3n de los uruguayos.<\/li>\\r\\n \\t<li>Jard\u00edn Bot\u00e1nico: ubicado en el Prado,\u00a0 alberga una gran colecci\u00f3n de flora de distintas partes del mundo a lo largo y ancho de m\u00e1s de trece hect\u00e1reas. El entorno es ideal para extensas jornadas de picnic y para conectarse con la naturaleza, sin salir de la ciudad. El acceso es gratuito.<\/li>\\r\\n \\t<li>Mercado del Puerto: es uno de los puntos de mayor congregaci\u00f3n de turistas en la capital. Su gastronom\u00eda representa las m\u00e1s arraigadas tradiciones de Uruguay. El asado es el plato predominante y la mayor\u00eda de los restaurantes son parilladas pero existen otras opciones. Los espect\u00e1culos culturales y las artesan\u00edas tambi\u00e9n son protagonistas en el entorno.<\/li>\\r\\n<\/ol>\",\"primary_image\":\"http:\/\/uruguaynatural.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Captura-de-pantalla-de-2023-04-11-15-39-26.png\"}]","date_enabled":"","start_date":"0","end_date":"0","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/uruguaynatural.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/experiences\/4255","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/uruguaynatural.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/experiences"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/uruguaynatural.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/experiences"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uruguaynatural.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/uruguaynatural.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4255"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"experience-categories","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uruguaynatural.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/experience-categories?post=4255"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}