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Valizas

by andal13

Valizas is my favourite beach... Far from the busy, noisy, bustling word, just the ocean, the sand, the sun and a few houses... no watches, few cars; some houses do not have electric light. Close to many attractions, like Cabo Polonio, Monte de Ombúes and Laguna de Castillos.I took the picture from the web.Valizas es mi balneario favorito... Lejos del mundo ruidoso y ajetreado, sólo el océano, la arena, el sol, unos pescadores y unas pocas casas... no hay relojes, hay unos pocos autos; algunas casas no tienen luz eléctrica. Cerca de atracciones tales como Cabo Polonio, el Monte de Ombúes y la laguna de Castillos.Bajé la foto de la red.

El Polonio

by andal13

Cabo Polonio is a cape situated at the end of a sea of dunes... A rocky cape with a lighthouse, a population of seadogs, a small fishers town, kilometers of golden sands, and all the stars of the Southern sky...There are some little shacks ("ranchos"), without electric light, and a tap is an eccentricity. To reach the cape, you have to get off the bus or car at the route, and take a carriage or a jeep that will take you to the paradise... Forget your watch, your cell phone, your shoes, and enjoy the nature (and some beer!)The picture was taken from the web.Cabo Polonio es un cabo situado al final de un mar de dunas... Un cabo rocoso con un faro, una población de lobos marinos, un pueblito de pescadores, kilómetros de arenas doradas, y todas las estrellas del cielo del sur...Hay algunas pequeñas chozas ("ranchos"), sin luz eléctrica, y una canilla (grifo) es una excentricidad. Para llegar...

La Coronilla - Natural Beaches

by lmorei

If you love nature and need to run away from stress from time to time, visit these beautiful beaches in La Coronilla and stay on its famous spa and resort "Parque Oceanico".Seals and sea lions populate on the area. Some migrating whales and turtles might seeing from the local observatory located at the "Verde" hill (between La Coronilla resort and Punta del Diablo resort). As you can determine, the most beautiful sunrises occur in La Coronilla.

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Cabo Polonio

by alpinecow

A nice place to get away from it all, year round.I was there in early April and it was already really empty, as most everyone had left for the winter. Most restaurants were closed and the artesanal stands were nearly vacant. But the fishermen and their families are there year-round, there´s even a small school near the lighthouse.There are a couple of almacenes to get basic food/supplies.There´s a colony of sea lions that live on a nearby island and sometimes they come and hang out by the lighthouse.

Santa Teresa's Fortress and Park

by andal13

This fortress was built in 1762 by Portugueses; later, Spaniards took it. Because its strategic position close to the border, it was protagonist of several fights between Spaniards and Portugueses, Spaniards and English, Spaniards and Native Americans, Native Americans and Portuguese... Nowadays it is situated inside Santa Teresa's National Park, a wide wooded zone which includes several camping areas, wonderful ocean beaches, a cold frame, a zoo, some hills, a lagoon...Esta fortaleza fue construida en 1762 por los portugueses; posteriormente fue tomada por los españoles. Debido a su ubicación estratégica cerca de la frontera, fue protagonista de numerosas luchas entre españoles y portugueses, españoles e ingleses, españoles y criollos, criollos y portugueses... Está situada en medio del Parque Nacional Santa Teresa, una vasta extensión arbolada, que incluye varios campings, hermosas...

Barra del Chuy

by andal13

Barra del Chuy is the mouth of river Chuy, that divides Uruguay from Brazil; there are beautiful beaches (both riversides).If you are looking for some nightlife, this is the place... Well, actually not only nightlife, because the parties end when the sun is up!El Arroyo Chuy divide a Uruguay de Brasil; a ambos lados de la Barra del Chuy hay hermosas playas.Si están buscando un poco de agite nocturno, este es el lugar... Bueno, en realidad no solamente nocturno, ya que las fiestas suelen terminar con el sol alto!

Santa Teresa's Fortress

by andal13

Another picture from the fortress: the kitchen. Here some cooking utensils can be seen. The kitchen it is really small, if we consider the number of the soldiers stationed there. Probably they used to call for some pizza!Otra foto de la fortaleza: la cocina. En ella pueden ser observados diversos utensilios.La cocina es realmente pequeña, si consideramos el número de soldados apostados allí. Probablemente encargarían pizza por teléfono!

Punta del Diablo

by andal13

Punta del Dialo is an ideal place to have a very distended vacation during summertime; small cabins, no watches, seafood restaurants, fishermen, boats, nets, handicrafts stalls, sand, sun and sea... compose the landscape of this beautiful place.Punta del Diablo es el lugar ideal para unas vacaciones de verano biend distendidas; cabañas, ausencia de relojes, restaurantes de mariscos, pescadores, botes, redes, puestos de venta de artesanías, arena, sol y mar... componen el paisaje de este lugar espectacular.

Punta del Diablo

by andal13

Punta del Diablo (Devil's Point) is a spa, but it was a fishers' village; the fishers' houses still remains, among the cabins for tourists. The point divides the spa in two beaches, one mild and one wild; the picture shows the firs one. Punta del Diablo es un balneario originado a partir de un pueblito de pescadores; las casas de los pescadores aún permanecen en medio de las cabañas para veraneantes. La punta divide al balneario en dos playas, una mansa y una salvaje; la foto muestra a la primera de ellas.

La Pedrera

by andal13

La Pedrera is another famous spa, with wild beaches, ideal for surfing. If you do not surf, look after your swimsuit, because you can lose it with the first wave!!!One of the beaches has the rests of a sunk ship (see picture).La Pedrera es otro balneario reconocido, con playas salvajes ideales para surfear. Si lo tuyo no es el surf, cuida tu traje de baño, ya que lo puedes perder con la primer ola!!!Una de las playas conserva los restos de un barco hundido (mira la foto).

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