▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁recip ient ▁of ▁the ▁Dist ingu ished ▁Book ▁Award ▁from ▁the ▁Society ▁for ▁Military ▁History . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 2 0 1 5 ▁non - f iction ▁books ▁Category : Book s ▁about ▁the ▁American ▁Revolution ▁Category : Work s ▁about ▁the ▁French ▁and ▁Indian ▁War <0x0A> </s> ▁L ago ▁Mer ín ▁is ▁a ▁village ▁and ▁resort ▁on ▁the ▁coast ▁of ▁L ago on ▁Mer ín , ▁in ▁the ▁Cer ro ▁L argo ▁Department ▁of ▁Uruguay . ▁Although ▁it ▁has ▁a ▁very ▁few ▁permanent ▁inhabitants , ▁it ▁is ▁an ▁important ▁summer ▁resort . ▁In ▁the ▁last ▁years ▁it ▁has ▁become ▁an ▁important ▁k ites ur f ing ▁location . ▁ ▁Location ▁It ▁is ▁located ▁near ▁the ▁borders ▁with ▁Brazil , ▁north ▁of ▁the ▁mouth ▁of ▁the ▁stream ▁Ar roy o ▁T res ▁Is las , ▁ ▁sout heast ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Río ▁Bran co . ▁ ▁Population ▁L ago ▁Mer ín ▁was ▁officially ▁declared ▁resort ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁by ▁president ▁Alfred o ▁Bald om ir . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁L ago ▁Mer ín ▁had ▁a ▁population ▁of ▁ 4 3 9 . ▁▁ ▁Source : ▁Instituto ▁Nacional ▁de ▁Estad ística ▁de ▁Uruguay ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁IN E ▁map ▁of ▁L ago ▁Mer ín ▁ ▁Category : Pop ulated ▁places ▁in ▁the ▁Cer ro ▁L argo ▁Department ▁Category : K ites ur f ing ▁Category : Res ort s ▁in ▁Uruguay <0x0A> </s> ▁Phil ▁Ph el ps