Isla de Ratas - Rat Island

Isla de Ratas or Isla de la Libertad (Rat Island or Liberty Island is a small islet in the Montevideo bay. In 1931, a hangar and a seaplane ramp were built on the island, and it came under the responsibility of the Uruguayan Navy as a naval air base, inaugurated on February 21, 1933. In 1938, electricity and telephone cables were laid between the mainland and the island. The Navy used the base until 1950, when it left the facilities to move to the new air-naval base in Laguna del Sauce . After the withdrawal of the Navy, the base of the island was converted into a port warehouse.