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Uruguay

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0134.398° S · 53.789° W
Place guide · Cabo PolonioCabo Polonio

A remote beach hamlet in the Rocha Department, known for its 1881 lighthouse, sea lion colonies, sand access road and national park status that has protected its dunes and coastal forest from development.

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0234.471° S · 57.844° W
Place guide · Colonia del SacramentoColonia del Sacramento

A historic Portuguese colonial city on the Río de la Plata, founded in 1680; its Barrio Histórico is a UNESCO World Heritage Site known for its cobblestone streets, whitewashed walls and the Calle de los Suspiros.

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0333.972° S · 53.549° W
Place guide · Fortaleza de Santa TeresaFortaleza de Santa Teresa

An eighteenth-century pentagonal stone fort on the Atlantic coast of Uruguay, built on the site of a 1520 Portuguese settlement and now a national park with a museum, coastal trails and panoramic views over the Atlantic.

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0434.906° S · 56.184° W
Place guide · MontevideoMontevideo

Uruguay's capital city on the Río de la Plata, famous for its 22-kilometre Rambla waterfront, the Art Deco Palacio Salvo and the living tango culture of its Ciudad Vieja and Barrio Sur.

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Place guide · Punta del EstePunta del Este

Uruguay's premier Atlantic beach resort on a peninsula where the Río de la Plata meets the open ocean, famous for its twin beaches, high-rise waterfront and international summer season.

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Place guide · Termas del ArapeyTermas del Arapey

A hot spring resort village in the Salto Department of northwestern Uruguay, where thermal waters at 38°C emerge from a geothermal source on the banks of the Arapey River and feed year-round bathing pools.

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