Bolívar, Montevideo


Bolívar is a barrio of Montevideo, Uruguay, also known as Mercado Modelo–Bolívar.

Location

Bolívar shares borders with Brazo Oriental to the northwest, Cerrito to the north, Pérez Castellanos to the northeast, Unión to the southeast, Jacinto Vera to the south.
It is site to the Liberty Building and the Parque de las Esculturas, a park with a permanent display of modern sculptures.
The barrio is home to the Mercado Modelo, a formed market hall, as well as to several big cold storage units, such as the Frigorifico Modelo and the Frigorifico Uruguayo. The former market was refurbished to a popular entertainment center.

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