Rocha · Uruguay
In the destination Costa de Rocha.
In the photo: Faro de Cabo Polonio
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The city
Cabo Polonio is a small fishing village inside Parque Nacional Cabo Polonio, on the Rocha coast. It has no electrical grid, streets or access for private cars: visitors enter in authorized vehicles that cross the dunes from Puerta del Polonio at km 264.5 of Ruta 10. On the cape are the 1881 lighthouse and a colony of sea lions, between Playa Sur and Playa de la Calavera. Near the entrance, Monte de Ombúes is visited on guided walks.
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The local experience
Stone lighthouse first lit in 1881 on the rocky tip of Cabo Polonio, a National Historic Monument. From the top, after 132 steps, you can see the village, the dunes, the Torres islands, and the colony of sea lions.
Beach north of the cape of Cabo Polonio, back-to-back with Playa Sur. It stretches for kilometers between the sea and the moving dunes, heading toward Barra de Valizas.
Largest grouping of ombu trees in the Río de la Plata region, along a stretch of about 20 km on the shores of the Laguna de Castillos. The visit is guided, with arrival by boat via the Arroyo Valizas or on foot.
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