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Beautiful Little Uruguay

South America's smallest Spanish speaking country is known as Uruguay. This may be the reason that most tourists have overlooked the country in the past. However to not include Uruguay on your travel itinerary would be a drastic error on your part for you would be passing up a travel paradise. Uruguay has lots to offer the visiting tourist especially for those travelers who appreciate the vivid nightlife that the country has to offer. Once you have arrived and related to this small country you will quickly agree that Uruguay is one of the countries which is certainly worth exploring and is particularly nice to discover.

Modernization has taken its toil in this hospitable country. The people in this land have been enjoying the high standards of their living however perhaps since is low key and the country has not invested heavily in advertising funds most people are unaware as to what the country really has to offer. As a result of this lack of proper advertising Uruguay has lost a considerable amount of the tourist trade to it neighbors Argentina and Brazil. Never the less one should seriously consider a visit to this small nation when planning your next South American trip or vacation.

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Uruguay: The Best Bird Hunting In South America

For years now, Sportsmen from around the world have quietly converged on Uruguay to take advantage of excellent, but little known hunting opportunities. The country features an unbeatable mix of European hospitality, a temperate climate and excellent accommodations. Condor Outfitters has organized bird hunting tours to the country for years. The company has these insights to share about this exotic, but convenient South American bird hunting destination.

The available species make both ground and wing hunting exciting options for hunters. Hunters routinely report bagging hundreds of birds in a few hours, and often need help to load and bag fast enough to take advantage of the plentiful opportunities available to them.

Three bird species are commonly hunted in Uruguay. Each one presents a different challenge to hunters. They are:

Doves: Doves are plentiful in Uruguay. Huge flocks make regular trips to forage from sunflowers and other crops. They’re the choice for high volume hunting. Hunters routinely bag several hundred in s two or three hour period. Hunting doves actually helps Uruguayan farmers, too because their huge numbers pose a threat to crops.

Pigeons: Spot-Winged and Picazuro Pigeons are challenging targets due to their erratic movements and speeds. They rarely fly in flocks like the doves do, and are not as plentiful as doves.

Perdiz: Perdiz are part of the Tinamou family of ground feeders. This is a great species which lends itself to be hunted over bird dogs. Perdiz have been compared to quail but does not convey the unique aspects of both the bird itself and the hunting experience. Perdiz are a distinctly South American bird, and nothing quite like them can be found anywhere else.

The hunt itself is just one part of the experience. Uruguay is known for its excellent food and fantastic hospitality. The Uruguayan barbeque, or Asado, is a mandatory experience for anyone who really wants to experience the best that the country has to offer. As skilled cook (or asador) grills a fantastic variety of meat cuts and sausages. Uruguayan cooking also features regional variations on classic Mediterranean cuisine, due to the role of that region in the country’s colonial history. This is apparent in Italian inspired dishes, particularly deserts.

Uruguay’s old world heritage also manifests in the incredible hospitality a visitor can find there. Condor Outfitters sends its groups to a working ranch, but the level of service easily meets (and often exceeds) that of dedicated hunting lodges. Spacious accommodations are the rule, and a skilled staff guides hunters through every aspect of the experience.

Taken together, these factors make Uruguay bird hunting an incredible opportunity for hunters from North America, especially when chillier seasons and make conservation-based restrictions make hunting at home a less attractive option. But even hunters with no complaints about the season at home flock to the South American country, with many making it an annual tradition. The mix of fair weather, fine hunting and excellent service make Uruguay too tempting to pass up.

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Lori Snow is the CEO of Condor Outfitters, an adventure travel agency specializing in South America Travel, including Bird Hunting in South America. Contact Condor Outfitters at 770-339-9961 or by emailing info@condoroutfitters.com.

Cabo Polonio, Uruguay: Serenity Now

When I am asked, “What is your favorite place in Uruguay, the answer invariably is Cabo Polonio.” It’s a little slice of Heaven on Earth.

Like Heaven, it is also very difficult to get to-you have to pay attention to what you are doing or you’ll miss it.

My friend Vicky and I had decided to rent-a-car in Montevideo because we were visiting several beaches on this journey. (See renting a car in Uruguay for more information.) However, if you intend to just visit Cabo Polonio for a few days, it is much easier to take the bus from Montevideo if not but for one simple reason: The bus driver knows where Cabo Polonio is!

The drive from Montevideo is about 3-4 hours…the bus may take a little bit longer. After you pass the international hotspot of Punta Del Este, you are about half way home and the highway narrows to one lane with beautiful countryside all around you–beautiful countryside unimpeded with any signs about where Cabo Polonio might be. La Paloma is the largest beach city near Cabo Polonio so just follow the signs to La Paloma. Once outside of La Paloma, you have about a 1 hour drive.

If you drive for longer than one hour, you have passed Cabo Polonio or you drive way to slow! Coming up from the La Paloma area, Cabo Polonio will be on your right and there is a sign, but it’s very small. Don’t be afraid to ask people where it is–”¿Dónde está Cabo Polonio?” if you feel that you have gone to far.

Once you arrive in Cabo Polonio, you have really not arrived in Cabo Polonio. This is one of the reasons that it is my favorite place in Uruguay. Cabo Polonio is not accessible by car or bus. When you see the sign for Cabo Polonio from the street, you are greeted with a few huts, houses, and shacks of those people who will take you from the road into the city of Cabo Polonio…about 10 kilometers through stunning forests and sand dunes.

These people normally take you into Cabo Polonio by truck (see picture below). However, depending on the season, you can also ride horseback into Cabo Polonio. Vicky wanted to ride horseback and I did too.

However, we were taking this trip in the beginning of November-a somewhat risky time weather-wise. November is the beginning of the warm months but she has her menstrual cycles and can change without warning. Luckily, we caught the good time of the month and the weather was perfect!

Fortunately, we found a family that offered horseback rides into Cabo Polonio at this time of year. We were escorted by Valentino, a young 12 year old who schools in Montevideo during the week and works with his family here on the weekends. I asked young Valentino if he knew that he was the namesake of a famous Latin Lover. He looked at me quizzically…I am only 12. Be patient young Valentino, your time will come!

The horseback ride was a phenomemonal experience and worth well more than the $30 that it cost. I recommend it to everyone who visits Cabo Polonio. You ride through pastures, forest, and finally long sand dunes to your arrival in Cabo Polonio. Interestingly, after we arrived, young Valentino just unsaddled the horses and patted them on the butt.

“Don’t you have to take them back?” I asked young Valentino.

“No”, he responded, “they know their way back.”

For having reputedly such small brains, these horses were well-smart…like big homing pigeons.

Before the horses left, they roamed the streets for a little while as do many other animals, and people, in Cabo Polonio. With no electricity, no paved roads, no 24-hours Nautilus, no Starbucks, no Internet cafes, no nada, Cabo Polonio is just a place to meander and relax.

As we are wont to do, Vicky and I exchanged that knowing glance that speaks a clear sentence: “How ‘bout a cocktail?” We did not know where we were going to stay. Many folks labor endlessly visiting many places in order to make informed decisions. Vicky and I visit the watering hole, meet people, and get valuable information with very little exercise.

In this instance, we asked our waiter for a cocktail, and then asked him: “Do you know anywhere around here that we can stay?”

“You can stay here. We have one room left and it overlooks the ocean.”

Perfect.

Do be careful with this approach. This worked because it was early November; it would not have worked in December, January, or February when Cabo Polonio gets overrun with people on their summer break. In fact, I recommend Cabo Polonio during the off-season. In the peak season, Cabo Polonio loses peak form. Tranquility and serenity give way to debauchery and mayhem….which, come to think of it, is not bad either.

Also, as we were cocktailing, a man approached us who spoke Spanish but in a Frenchy kind of way…because it turns out that he was French. He sat down and conversed with us for a bit. He decided, after visiting Cabo Polonio about 3 years back, to give up his thriving Internet business in France and move to Cabo Polonio to relax and pursue his other hobbies, one of which is photography. He created a photo-book of Cabo Polonio that you may want to purchase if you visit. He sells them directly or they can be purchased at the lighthouse. The book captures the essence and fluidity of life in Cabo Polonio.

Could you give up your civilized life and move to a lazy beach community with no electricity? Would you ever want to? I asked the Frenchmen, in retrospect, “would you do it again?”

He said: “It’s not for everybody…this type of life. But for me, it’s perfect. I was living a high-paced life and stressed all the time. I didn’t realize just how unsatisfied I was until I came here. Now I do what I love in a place that makes me feel good everyday. Would I do it again? Absolutely…only I would have done it much sooner.”

The hotel that we stayed in was fantastic. There are only two hotels on the island (I think) and they are situated on the coast right next to each other. Our hotel informed us that the electrical generator would be turned off at 9pm and that there were candles in the room that we should use when the lights go out.

Imagine: A whole city with absolutely no lights at night. We snuck out of our hotel at about 11pm in search of signs of life. We stumbled upon a group of people in a room playing music and drinking. We spent a few hours with them listening to live music and sharing spirits. On our way back to the room, we paused to look at the sky filled with stars. There is no star gazing quite like here…the city with no lights. Truly amazing.

The next day we visited the light house, stood atop the hill where you can see both coasts of the peninsula, and met many people from all over the world.

I cannot say enough good things about Cabo Polonio-it may not only be one of my favorite places in Uruguay, but anywhere.

Do you remember the old Seinfeld episode, when George’s strategy to achieve inner-peace was to shout “Serenity Now!”

You’ll find it on a visit to Cabo Polonio.

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Richard Cummings is a writer, technologist, and traveler who chronicles his thoughts and opinions on his daily blog Live Your Way. He writes extensively about one of his favorite topics, Living in Uruguay.

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