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San Francisco de las SierrasRuta 12 - Km 347,500LavallejaI love the address!To be alone in nature, quiet, cool, relax ..........only a few days for me, but it is really peacefull. Surrounded by cows, horses and many many birds, you feel good after a stay in a stone house with rough and basic wooden furniture, a huge fireplace and a pile of good books.
Its in Fray Bentos, about 4 hours by bus outside Montevideo. Its not to be missed if you care about animal liberation, or you just want to see how all of this occurred up close. It is now marketed as a Museum of the Industrial Revolution...which is true enough.THe slaughterhouse was opened in the 1860s, and eventually experienced huge booms as a result of the Boer War, as well as WW I and II. Surely Fray Bentos was modeled after the industrial abattoirs in Chicago and the like...the stuff that made up Upton Sinclair's The Jungle.But no where I know in the world, today, can you visit such a place that is no longer in operation. (Of course, slaughterhouses are still to be found very commonly, and ought to be visited by anyone who still eats meat and poultry!) Its ironic that this huge killing complex was to be established in a town named afetr a reclusive monk--Fray (Friar) Bentos.I went...
I am listing the Salto de Penitente in off the beaten path because of the road that you must travel to get there.A few miles to the east of Mines City there is a rough gravel road that leads to Salto de Penitente (the Penitent's Walerfalls). The gravel road is 18 km long so it says but seems longer.This fall is located over a rocky backdrop covered in wild vegetation.When we were there it had not rained for awhile so the falls were not as large as we had expected.There is a nice lookout platform, some little shops, and a restaurant overlooking the falls.You can swim at the bottom of the falls, look for birds, or Rappel.
A visit to The Historic Museum "Casa de Rivera" in Durazno is a delightful break from running around Uruguay. Look for it on one side of the main plaza. (C/Brig. Gral. Oribe 775, Durazno) If you speak Spanish you will enjoy meeting and talking to the curators. They reminded me of the dedicated enthusiasts of my hometown local historic society.
It is impossible to buy a guide book for Uruguay in English. We went blind & loved it. Montevideo is a sleepy friendly city with beautiful European Architechture and the nicest people. Our Hotel in Pocitos was $70 including breafast & had a inddor pool & jacuzzi tub in the bathroom. Meat & dairy are divine there & cheap.
Uruguay is cattle country; one of three countries of Gauchos. But it seems that Gaucho history and life has more impact on Uruguay because percentage wise it represents so much more of the country. At least in November, traveling upcountry excluding Colonia and Carmelo seem off the beaten path. An estancia owner told me that Europeans in particular are impressed by the open spaces of the Uruguayan countryside. (North Americans are more impressed by the relics of history.) Estancia visits are often recommended as a way to experience a little better this part of Uruguay, but some of the small upcountry towns have their charms as well. A tour of these towns and the countryside by bicycle, car or bus offers neither great risks nor fantastic sights, but the people are friendly and the costs of food and lodging are low even by Montevideo standards.
Carmelo and the Nandu nursery...Uruguay's national Symbolthe Nandu is the smalles of the Family of Oistriches, more a mine Emu then a big bird.. the flightless birds, where the male looks after the offspring, while mama is having a good time.here in Uruguay and Argentina, the Nandu is breet for consumption, national symbol in Uruguay or not. like the Springbock in South Africa or the Kangoroo in Australia, what a way to deal with your national symbol..here speaks the vegetarien southeast of Colonia/Rio de la Plata..on the beautiful River Tigre..you also can take a boat on the Rio Tigre from Buenos Aires, travel have a look at the webpage
Uruguay's countryside is very bucolic. Once you leave Montevideo, whether you head west towards Colonia or East to Punta de Este, you will see the idyllic countryside of Uruguay, full with meadows, horses, cows. and cute little houses
Unlike in the U.S., most country roads in Uruguay aren't all mapped out and leading from town to town. They'll take you to gurgling creeks, abandoned Indian cemeteries, tops of hills from which you can overlook planted fields, large eucalyptus woods with loud wild parrots...As kids we used to love to pack up a picnic lunch and start driving, picking roads at random until finding a pretty spot to spend a few hours.
If you are in Punta Del Este, you MUST go down to the pier to see the seals. There are all these fishermen lined up on the dock fileting fish from the day and these huge seals climb up and sit right next to them to get the scraps. Its so amazing. The seals are completely unafraid and you can almost touch them-- although I wouldnt reccommend it, they are rather large.
Ibis Montevideo Montevideo
6 Reviews and 239 Opinions The hotel is very well-located, not far away from the downtown, the airport and the "Ciudad Vieja"...
Radisson Hotel Colonia del Sacramento Colonia del Sacramento
1 Review and 160 Opinions It is situated at the waterfront, not far from the historical part of town and very close to the...
Hotel L'Auberge Punta del Este
2 Reviews and 95 Opinions There are so many words to describe this hotel. Romantic. Peaceful. Serene. Pristine. Quaint. ...
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Q: Hi fellows, I'm going to plan a trip in uruguay for november and I need some advise. Is it to much or to less 2 weeks in...
A: Try to go north from Punta del Este to Cabo Polonio, very wild [and lovely] place. November is maybe the best month, long days and not hot, anyway still low season for...
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