One of the destinations we had planned to go on our short visit to Uruguay was Punta del Este. Perhaps more moved by the classic tourist postcards of all the times we hear her name it in the media than by personal references that we would have had, at least before arriving in Montevideo.
So we already had an idea, knowing that it was a more expensive place than usual, due to its international tourist fame in a country that in general also seemed expensive to us, comparing the prices with other Latin American countries that we have been able to visit.
Honestly, it is not the type of destination that we usually visit, but in this case we found it interesting because it is a well-known destination and it is also relatively close to the capital, only two hours away, and it was the perfect opportunity to directly appreciate the ocean. Atlantic south of the continent.
We arrived in Punta del Este, without reservation and honestly without much planning of what we were going to see, so at first I felt a bit disoriented in its geography.
From the outset, its ostentatious tourist infrastructure reminded me of Porlamar on Margarita Island, but as on our last visit to that Caribbean island, and for our luck and economy, we managed to find a luxurious apartment with a view of the sea, at a really ridiculous price for the days we were there, this in large part because we were "out of season" and the good vibes of the hotel owner who for the price of a room offered us a complete apartment in the building opposite, since that there were hardly any tourists in the area.
In fact, we find a demographically little traveled city. that was a real surprise.
We knew how to find an exceptional beauty in those many of its landscapes and lonely streets, imagining how different that place must be in summer when thousands of people from Argentina and Brazil come to spend the summer on its beaches.
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Uno de los destinos que teníamos fijado visitar en nuestra corta visita a Uruguay era Punta del Este. Quizás más movidos por las clásicas postales turísticas de todas las veces que la escuchamos nombrarlo en los medios de comunicación que por referencias personales que hubiéramos tenido, al menos antes de llegar a Montevideo.
Así que teníamos ya una idea, sabiendo que era un sitio más costoso de lo común, debido a su fama turística internacional en un país que en general también nos pareció costoso, comparando los precios con otros países latinoamericanos que hemos podido conocer.
Sinceramente, no es el tipo de destino que solemos visitar, pero en este caso nos pareció interesante porque es un destino muy conocido y además está relativamente cerca de la capital, a solo dos horas, y era la oportunidad perfecta para poder apreciar directamente el océano Atlántico al sur del continente.
Llegamos a Punta del Este, sin reservación y sinceramente sin mayor planificación de lo que íbamos a conocer, así que al principio me sentía un poco desorientado en su geografía.
De entrada, su infraestructura turística ostentosa me recordó a Porlamar en la Isla de Margarita, pero al igual que en nuestra última visita a esa isla caribeña, y para nuestra suerte y economía, logramos encontrar como hospedaje un apartamento lujosos, con vista al mar, a un precio realmente ridículo por los días que estuvimos allí, esto en buena parte porque estábamos “fuera de temporada” y la buena onda del dueño del hotel que por el precio de una habitación nos ofreció un apartamento completo en el edificio de enfrente, ya que casi no había turistas en la zona.
De hecho encontramos una ciudad demográficamente poco transitada. eso fue una real sorpresa.
Supimos encontrar una belleza excepcional en esos muchos de sus paisajes y calles solitarias, imaginándonos lo diferente que debe ser ese lugar en verano cuando acuden miles de persona de Argentina y Brasil a veranear en sus playas.
Nice post. Interesting photos.
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