Capurro shares borders with La Teja to the north west, Prado to the north east, Bella Vista to the south east and it borders the Bay of Montevideo to the south west.

The Spanish company Real Compañía de Filipinas, after its first such import in 1787, was forced by the government to build quaranteen barracks for the slaves, for the protection from epidemic diseases.

These barracks, that came to be known as "Caserío de los Negros", were built in the coast of Capurro.

[1] He arrived in the country at the time of the first Constitution and acquired coastal land in this area around 1830.

The area he acquired was rich in springs and wells of fresh water and had a lot of sand.