'' in the Port of Montevideo
Montevideo Bay is one of the reasons the city was founded. It gives natural protection to ships, although there are now two jetties that protect the harbour entrance of the waves. This natural port makes it competitive with the
Río de la Plata's other great South American port—the
Port of Buenos Aires. s in the port The main engineering changes occurred between the years 1870 and 1930. During this period, built the first wooden pier, several deposits in La Aguada, north and south
Rambla, a river port, a new pier, the river basin, and the
La Teja Refinery. A major storm in 1923 meant that many engineering works in the city had to be repaired. Since the second half of the 20th century, physical changes have ceased, after which came a degradation of the area due to national economic stagnation. ==Development==