Cabo Polonio, Uruguay

... a 4 hour bus journey from Montevideo, we were dropped off at the side of a deserted highway.  The only clue to Cabo Polonio's existence was a couple of huge 4x4 trucks with raised suspension.  After a bumpy 7km ride over nothing but sand dunes ...

... reportedly offered big money to buy land but the locals (mostly hippies and fishermen) have refused. There are no roads leading into Cabo Polonio. Between the bus stop and the town are 7km of sand dunes. You can elect to walk or you can pay a ...

... water, but a cosy cabana with stuff to cook, toilets (without running water), couch, etc... Perfect. The reason that brings people in Cabo Polonio is that there is a loberia (colony of lobos). We went to the cape to see them. The sun was gone, but many ...