Central Tacuarembo

Tuesday 4 August 2009

We arrive in Salto after the overnight and are met by the somehwat eccentric Juan Miguel who will be our host in a hacienda for the next 3 nights on his ranch which is literally in the middle of nowhere in Uruguay´s gaucho country.

For the moment thought we are going to be treated to some quality spring action in Salto's hot springs to shake off the bus journey. The springs are tacky as can be but strangely ...

Panagea is a organic farm in the middle of nowhere which also runs a hostel on the side. It is about an hours drive from the nearest town - Tacuarembo, or 3.5 hours from Salto, which is the way we got there. We were pre warned that we would be driving along the "most desolate road in all of Uruguay" but I was still surprised. Because the UK is so densely populated (especially the south) I find it fascinating that you can drive for 3.5 hours & pass ...

I must apologize for the first few entries. Apparently they got lost. Our venture into <Montevideo was very enjoyable. The ever present taxis are, apparently, a part of the latin culture. Uruguay is a country of very literate people.. 98 % of the people can read and write. It is next to the smallest country in South America. A country of Socialism and the people enjoy a very high standard of ...

... the heat we decided to walk the 1or 2 kms to the ferry terminal. Towards the end of the walk we were starting to regret our decision but all grumbles were quickly forgotten as we dragged ourselves into the air conditioned goodness that was the Buenos Aires Buquebus. We immediately fell in love with this building. After 30 hours on the road the cool air, clean open spaces and free bathroom were only missing a shower to be all we needed to be perfectly content. We ...

Life on a ranch.... We arrived in tacuarembo which is in central uraguay at about half six in the morning and then went and crashed at a hotel for a few hours as pretty shattered. then off to tourist info to find an estancia. these are homestays on real ranches across uraguay and argentina although some have become more touristy than others and have all mod cons and very little ranch life. not what ...

After a great overnight bus journey to a roadside in just outside of Uruguay - had to work out how to actually find the country! Managed to cross over in a boat which was a different way of doing it, to Salto in Uruguay, stamps accumulating quite well thanks. Wandered around Salto for a few hours which was really cool, very very hot but quite desserted - aside from the lady in the corner shop who, we when we asked about the ...

We leave Montevideo on yet another cramped and sweaty bus for the UNESCO World Heritage City of Colonia del Sacremento which is just across the River Plate from Buenos Aires. This is a beautiful town with a lot of well preserved colonial architecture mostly of Portuguese origin. It has been colonised at various times by the Portuguese, British and Spanish and, most recently by the many Buenos Aires residents who descend upon the town every weekend, treating it almost ...

... which sat in the middle and two very sleepy looking guards standing either side of it. Next stop was the National Museum of history which was very interesting. There we saw a painting of a mountain called ´Mount Video´ from which we assume the name Montevideo comes? Afterwards we walked down to the waterfront where the brown river water and blue sea water mixed and caused an interesting stripy sea effect before heading back into ...

Ola Chikos! ... We have just finished the most amazing couple of days on the cowboy ranch - and wish that it had been longer! The ranch was called Panagea, and it is about one hour outside Tacuarembo, Uruguay. Juan Manuel and Susanna are the owners and they were just awesome. He´s Uruguayan and she´s actually Swiss! When we arrived we were put into our rooms to get ourselves sorted out. It was early evening, so we got the run down for how ...

 We went out with my boyfriend from Montevideo by bus, arriving at our destination was a unique experience, dating from the civilization and reach the wild, only the family who received us and nature.
There is wild vegetation, water cascádas; riding, walking and bicycling so rough. Sections of the world and ...