Punta del Este, Uruguay

It's a beach town, and the biggest, most popular one in the country. We're not that into touristy beach towns, but Punta del Este has an international airport and this saves us from backtracking to Montevideo or Buenos Aires to get to Chile, our next destination.

That being said, our 2 days here were pretty nice. The city is on a peninsula with a wind swept beach on one side (playa brava) and calmer playa on the bay side. Both beaches are miles long and have soft sand. No wonder it's so popular. It seems like everyone from Montevideo is here with their family and half of Buenos Aires to boot.

We've been to a beach for 10 days in a row now, which is a lot for us. We finally found some great seafood though That was oddly hard to find in Montevideo and Colonia. It's time for something different and I'm looking forward to getting back to Santiago.

Uruguay has been a totally safe, but slightly boring country. Maybe it's because I'm 2 months into this trip? Other than beaches, there's not much for a tourist here. I can't complain since it is by far the safest Latin American country. Life seems pretty good here and that doesn't always translate to a tourist hotspot.

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