Creation of Santa Teresa National Park
Santa Teresa National Park was conceived as a project that combined the preservation of historical heritage with the development of a natural and cultural landscape.
Promoted by Horacio Arredondo in the early 20th century, the park was designed not only to protect the Santa Teresa Fortress, but also to integrate it into a broader environment of forests, dunes, and coastal ecosystems.
Horacio Arredondo’s office in the former
Administration Building of Santa Teresa National Park
Through afforestation efforts initiated in 1928, thousands of native and exotic species were introduced, transforming what had been a landscape of moving sand dunes into a stable and diverse ecosystem.
Over time, the park expanded to cover more than 1,400 hectares, becoming one of the most important protected areas in Uruguay.
Today, Santa Teresa National Park stands as a model of how historical preservation and environmental transformation can coexist, reflecting a vision in which nature and heritage are part of a single cultural landscape.