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Cathedral San Fernando, Maldonado, Uruguay The influence of the church
The influence of the Catholic church is everywhere in South America. There is a church near most squares and church bells can be seen and heard from most anywhere in most cities,towns or villages. Huge wooden doors open in the morning and stay open until...
Truth is stranger than fiction National hero
Jose Artigas is to Uruguay what George Washington is to the United States. You see enough statues in enough places and finally you wonder about the men behind them. You do a little research and discover that Jose Artigas is a real person with a real...
Piriapolis Rambla Four stars
The beach at Piriapolis is paralleled by a walkway for pedestrians and sightseers, as well as locals taking a lunch break in their vehicles with the doors open to give the breezes a better chance to cool them. A point of interest on the Rambla is a...
Anchors Hotel room 215, Hotel Playa Brava
Even during the day, when trekking, this window stays open. In Punta Del Este, there is always the sound of crashing waves in my hotel room. Each morning a salt smelling breeze wakes me up. Every evening, exterior lights of taller and more sumptuous...
Houses in Piriapolis Neighborhoods
This day is spent in a small town that offers beach, shopping, a boardwalk,surrounded by hills and wooded areas, somewhat off well trod tourist tracks. To get here we pull off Route 1 out of Punta Del Este and cut through gorgeous hills and grasslands...
Buried Neck Down in Piriapolis All in fun
Piriapolis is a small Uruguayan town an hour bus ride from Punta Del Este. A one way ticket on the bus lines COT, or COPSA, runs ten dollars. This is one of those side trips that gives a bigger vision of the country.The beaches at Punta Del Este are well...
“The Hand” Beach sculpture
Right across from the bus terminal in Punta Del Este at Parada 1, Bravo Beach, is " The Hand." It is difficult not to see the outside beach sculpture if you are anywhere near it. The" Hand" is only the tips of three fingers and a thumb rising out of the...
Race Cars in Punta Del Este Formula E road race
The noise draws you. With stands visible, and walls keeping people out, this spectacle is a city road race. There are cameras and cameramen strategically placed and, in retrospect, the best way to see the race is to see it on television. Despite...
Mermaids Goddesses and old men
I haven't been to Greek islands but they must be similar to this place. Following the Rambla past the port, past expensive homes, you reach the end of the Punta Del Este peninsula. At the end is a parking lot with exercise equipment, two mermaids, a...
Walking the Plank Walking the plank
The Rambla is a good place to walk. On this morning's jaunt, I come across a table and chairs out in the surf. The narrow path out to a concrete table and concrete chairs, in the midst of waves, turns into temptation. Making sure my Passport...
Cleaning Shellfish in Punta Del Este Shells and Seals
This young man cleans shellfish he harvested earlier this morning. The shellfish are on the bottom of the bay and he uses a net to bring them up, a net weighted heavy that he casts out by hand, lets sink to the bottom, then wrestles up and into his small...
Expedition time The port
The sun is barely awake. After a hotel continental breakfast, it is time for me to hit the road. The beaches on this marina side of the peninsula are non existent. The shores here are lined with rocks that create tide pools where multi-colored birds are...
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