After crossing the country, we were back in the south of Uruguay, at Colonia del Sacramento, and the Rio de la Plata. Colonia del Sacramento was founded by the Portugueses in 1680, which makes it the oldest town in Uruguay. Many times it was conquered by Spain and later Argentina, but as many times it […]

Just north of Punta del Diablo lies the Santa Teresa NP. Within its limits are sandy beaches, a nature reserve hosting several species of animals, an extended camping area, a greenhouse with a wide variety of plants and the historic Fort of Santa Teresa. The area is supervised and maintained by the armed forces. We

Where the road crosses the Arroyo Valizas, tours to the Monte de Ombues start. We didn’t know much about Ombues, but were curious and had arranged such a tour per WhatsApp with Marcos. He took us first on a boat trip up the river, to the point where the river leaves the Laguna de Castillos.

Along the coast, through pastures, we drove north to Cabo Polonio N.P. We only knew that we had to leave our camper at the parking and go with a bus to the coast. What really happened, was so much fun! Among the town’s biggest attractions are its protected beaches, which are flanked by large shifting

The next morning, we enjoyed the spot at the river a bit more, before we made our way to the Laguna de Rocha and La Paloma. The lagoon is a protected area due its important bird populations. There should be coscoroba and black-necked swans, which we didn’t see, and also Chilean flamingos, which we noticed

We had spent a night behind the beach of José Ignacio, which we went to explore the next day. The strange eggs at the beach made us wonder, what they are. It seems they are eggs of black snails, washed ashore by strong waves. After a stroll through the village with many impressive villas, all

That day didn’t start too bad, be had walked along the beach, watching Oystercatcher and Turkey Vultures and later took a walk along Laguna del Sauce watching different birds, but then it happened. We had an accident on the way to Punta del Este. A car hit our cabin and destroyed it severely. With the

From our campsite at Paraiso Suizo, we drove back to Atlántida, mostly to visit a church. Of course it is a special church, UNESCO listed, and very fascinating in our opinion. The architect was Eladio Dieste and it was constructed in 1960. Another sight in Atlántida is the Eagle House, or El Águila, at the

From Buenos Aires we took the Buquebus (ferry) directly to Montevideo, which was a very comfortable ride of about 3 hours. We arrived in the dark, took a taxi to our AirBnB and fell into bed. The next morning we found the view from our apartment quite interesting. It turned out, we were looking at