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| Location | Maldonado, Punta Ballena (Whale Point) |
| Coordinates | 34°54'11"S 55°2'32"W |
| Opening date | 1960 |
| Developer | Carlos Páez Vilaró |
| Owner | Carlos Páez Vilaró |
| Rooms | 12 |
| Suites | 56 |
| Restaurants | 1 |
| Website | Hotel Casapueblo |
Casapueblo is the house of noted Uruguayan artist Carlos Páez Vilaró located in Punta Ballena (Whale Point) near Punta del Este, Uruguay. It is a homage to the artist's son Carlitos Paez, one of the sixteen survivors of the crash of Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571. Casapueblo is now a citadel-sculpture that includes a museum, an art gallery, and the Hotel Casapueblo.
Built around a tin box called La Pionera (The Pioneer), Páez Vilaró designed it with a style that can be equated to the Mediterranean coast houses from Santorini.
A few years ago Páez Vilaró added a hotel called Hotel Casapueblo or Club Hotel Casapueblo to the house, following the style of the original construction. It now includes a restaurant named Las Terrazas (The Terraces).