Blogs from East, Uruguay, South America - page 2

Its been some time since we last wrote. We left Torres del Paine quite exhausted and in need of some comfort. When we arrived in El Calafate we chose a very comfortable hotel to stay in for two nights. Our main purpose in this area was to visit Perito Moreno, a massive glacier which can be seen from quite close. The glacier was indeed beautiful and massive, with the most fun part being the waiting for chunks to break off and fall in the water. One was especially dramatic: given that the glacier is about 70 meters in height a chunk of ice falling off makes for a pretty large splash! Another sight that we considered was hiking up Mount Fitzroy, a few hours away from El Calafate. However, since the weather predictions weren't looking too ... read more

Hola everybody, We are in Uruguay, it is sunny and hot here. I had my first surfing lesson in Punta del Diablo and then more in Punta del Este where we have been living for 2 weeks. I got up 25 times and it was really hard but SUPER awesome. Miss you Max... read more

Cabo Polonia is a national park that is mostly sand dunes and beach. It's 7km to get into the quaint village of Cabo Polonia, and the only way in is through these huge 4 wheel trucks....check out the video (super fun) What a fabulous place to explore for an afternoon and have lunch. Where on earth can you have lunch while on a hammock.....Max was in heaven. Check out this video on YouTube: http://youtu.be/RdaM0hEsy88 Check out this video on YouTube: http://youtu.be/0pETNsYArwY Check out this video on YouTube: http://youtu.be/nhq-WX6yEAs... read more

CASA Pueblo.....I found this unique hotel/ art gallery in reading about the coastal area. Carlos Paez Vilaro was a well know Uruguayan Artist. He was friends with Picasso and Dali to name a few. CASA Pueblo was build and design by CPV as his home. He gradually added on and on with new designs, none of which have any right angles. It is still home to his family as well as an art gallery and hotel. Interesting story....I'm not sure if you have read the book or seen the movie "ALIVE" about a rugby team that was travelling to Chile and their plane went down in the Andean mountains in 1972. One of the players on the plane was Carlos Paez Vilaro's son......Carlos was instrumental in continuing a private search that after 2months miraculously found survivors, ... read more

Punta del Este was a good introduction to the wildlife of Uruguay and their different temperaments. Some were glad to pose with the tourists (see photo 1), whereas others wanted to maintain their distance and just chill out (see photo 2). Unusually, there was an area of town containing clothes shops that just helped you emphasise that particular part of your body that you felt needed bringing to the fore. One such example is shown in photo 3. A personal sense of delicacy prevents me from elaborating further. * Punta del Este fue una buena introducción a la fauna de Uruguay y sus diferentes temperamentos. Algunos estaban encantados de posar con los turistas (ver foto 1), mientras que otros querían mantener su distancia y simplemente relajarse (ver foto 2). Inusualmente, había una zona de la ciudad ... read more