Rocha, Uruguay Travel Blogs

King for a day, ...or for a week actually.
Jan 14, 2006 (51 photos)

I'm flying from Buenos Aires and back to Europe in two days, and my last week down here in Latin America I have spent in Punta del Este with a very good friend. We happened to get a very good deal at an ultra fancy (backpacker) spa and casino resort, so I ...

Farewelling Pablo and a New Travel Partner...
Feb 9, 2007

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La Pedrera- fiesta de carneval
Feb 7, 2008

so we arrived off our bus onto a sandy street in La Pedrera with little to no plans.   lauren had heard great things about this town from an australian at the hostel in montevideo so we figured we should check it out.  with all our ...

Pretty, pretty!
Dec 15, 2006

A Hotel to Forget. (Remembered with Advantages).   I"ve slept in some odd places, on stations, in parks, in posh hotels, poor hotels, in doorways and even in police cells; the night in Carmelo was different indeed.   Entering the hotel ...

After 10 days, Oh so casual in Uruguay
Dec 14, 2006

... you of our mistake in choice of hotel yesterday. It needs it"s own summary.  Take care all you travelers, there is a lot of fun in Uruguay and very little danger beyond negotiating the crazy traffic.       Peter T.

Uruguay´s Coast
May 14, 2006 (5 photos)

We read that this is South America´s number two playground spot behind Rio. Being there in the off season requires us to use a little imagination, but there is no doubt that this is a resort town with a lot of draw.

Veranito
Jan 1, 2007

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El Charabon
Mar 31, 2008 (54 photos)

... rations when we return to Chicago! The estancia being so close to the coast, we drove to Cabo Polonio, one of Uruguay´s wildest area. Cars are not allowed into the reserve which consists of rolling sand dunes. Walking and horse riding are options, but ...

Just this side of the pretty resort, please.
Mar 31, 2007

Maldonado, the older and cheaper sister city from glitzy Punta del Este, was where we planned to spend the night.  We could save a lot of money by walking to Punta during the day, and it was a pretty walk along the beach.  Magdalena dropped off ...

Lifestyles of the rich, famous, and ordinary
Dec 22, 2005 (5 photos)

Not being part of the jet set by any means, we thought it best to make a day trip of our next destination: Punte del Este. Punte del Este is the largest and most famous resort area on the Uruguayian Riveria and is a favorite destination for glamorous ...

Periapolis beach
Dec 17, 2006

... This is an individual scene, similar to many others but it is certainly different from anything else I have ever seen.--- Uruguay, I like you!                   & ...

The Ranch
Oct 6, 2009 (9 photos)

... exception of about 2 other cars. It was surrounded with nothing but fields and was described as the most desolate road in all Uruguay. During our stay we drew water from a well, enjoyed 3-minute showers and only about 2 hours of electricity in the evening ...

Cold and windy Beaches :(
Apr 18, 2006 (2 photos)

... restaurant and some Uruguayan wine. Needless to say i woke up with a nasty hang over this morning and boarded a bus to a town called Rocha a further hour and a half north. Stopped here for the day and will do a day tour of a beach 45 minutes east tomorrow. ...

Unexpected Suprises
Jun 15, 2009 (37 photos)

... France and then stayed on and is now a professor of Latin American literature there.  He still frequently returns to Uruguay, spending a portion of the north american summers in Montevideo.  He escapes to La Pedrera for ...