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Tag: What to visit Uruguay

Posted on December 10, 2019November 2, 2021

Uruguay, part 3: Punta del Este 😍

Punta del Este Besides the Obvious

Los dedos, la mano, el hombre emergiendo a la vida, however you want to call it... it’s an amazing piece of art in Punta del Este, Uruguay. “La Mano (The Hand) is a sculpture by Chilean artist Mario Irarrázabal. It depicts five human fingers partially emerging from sand and is located at Brava Beach. It …

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Posted on December 9, 2019November 2, 2021

Uruguay, part 2: Montevideo

Montevideo, Besides the Obvious

We arrived to Montevideo in Uruguay from Colonia del Sacramento via a local bus. It’s not a short trip, but the landscape is compensating for everything. The bus was anyhow super comfortable, you could easily take a nap in the comfortable seats, but I was so amazed by the landscape while looking out on the …

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Posted on December 9, 2019November 2, 2021

Uruguay, part 1: Colonia del Sacramento

Colonia de Sacramento, Besides the Obvious

We spent a week in Uruguay and on its coastline this August. We had on our plan three places to visit, in the following order: Colonia del Sacramento, Montevideo and Punta del Este. We were also hesitating to go further to Punta del Diablo, but finally it didn’t fit into our schedule. 🇺🇾 We came …

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