Here is the main page covering our 6-month stay in Montevideo, Uruguay, plus a slide show of pictures at the end. Our intention was not only to visit the country itself, but to use it as a base for exploring Patagonia and other interesting sites in Chile and Argentina.
For journal postings from Uruguay, CLICK HERE.
We had time to explore quite a bit of Montevideo and enjoy its lifestyle. Our first trip outside the city was full of natural – and other – delights…
- Humedales de Santa Lucia
- Colonia del Sacramento, UNESCO designated city
- Cerros de San Juan winery
- Fray Bentos and UNESCO designated El Anglo meat processing plant
- San Javier and wetlands of Esteros de Farrapos, on Rio Uruguay
- San Gregorio de Polanco and Paso de los Toros on Rio Negro
- Durazno
Our second excursion took us up the eastern coast and north of the country.
- Piriapolis
- Maldonado (including puppet museum and Uriburi collection of art) plus Punta del Este
- Jose Ignacio and Laguna Garzon
- Laguna de la Rocha
- La Paloma, La Aguada, La Pedrera
- Cabo Polonio
- Aguas Dulces
- Forts of Santa Teresa and San Miguel
- Chuy/Chui at Brazil border
- Treinta y Tres and the Quebrada de los cuervos (Raven Canyon) at Estancia Pinos de la Quebrada
- Minas
You can browse the map below for where we’ve been in Uruguay (and posted an article). Click a pushpin to find the posted articles from the marked locations.
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SLIDE SHOW HINT: If you’ve already seen the earlier pictures in the slide show, keep clicking the Prev link below to get to the end of the group and view our most recent ones.