Punta del Este travel - Lonely Planet | Uruguay, South America
Punta del Este. This small beach on the eastern (Atlantic Ocean) side of Punta del Este's peninsula gets good waves, making it popular with surfers.
Playa Mansa | Punta del Este, Uruguay - Lonely Planet
This small beach on the eastern (Atlantic Ocean) side of Punta del Este's peninsula gets good waves, making it popular with surfers.
Playa Brava | Punta del Este, Uruguay - Lonely Planet
This beach on the eastern (Atlantic Ocean) side of Punta del Este's long peninsula has rougher water, as reflected in the name Playa Brava (Fierce Beach).
Playa El Emir | Punta del Este, Uruguay - Lonely Planet
This small beach on the eastern (Atlantic Ocean) side of Punta del Este's peninsula gets good waves, making it popular with surfers.
Playa de los Ingleses | Punta del Este, Uruguay - Lonely Planet
This small beach on the eastern (Atlantic Ocean) side of Punta del Este's peninsula gets good waves, making it popular with surfers.
Yacht Harbor | Punta del Este, Uruguay - Lonely Planet
In summertime, Punta del Este's busy yacht harbor overflows with beautiful people, who come to see and be seen at the surrounding restaurants and clubs. The harbor is also the departure point for boat tours to Isla Gorriti and Isla de Lobos.
Must-see attractions Punta del Este, Eastern Uruguay - Lonely Planet
Discover the best attractions in Punta del Este including Casapueblo, La Mano en la Arena, and Isla Gorriti.
Punta del Este, Uruguay | Attractions - Lonely Planet
Gleaming white in the sun and cascading nine stories down a cliffside, Uruguayan artist Carlos Páez Vilaró’s exuberantly whimsical villa and art gallery sits atop Punta Ballena, a jutting headland 15km west of Punta del Este.
La Mano en la Arena | Punta del Este, Uruguay - Lonely Planet
Punta’s most famous landmark is this monster-sized sculpted hand protruding from the sands of Playa Brava. Constructed in iron and cement by Chilean artist Mario Irarrázabal, it won first prize in a monumental art contest in 1982 and has been a Punta fixture ever since.
Isla Gorriti | Punta del Este, Uruguay - Lonely Planet
Boats leave every half hour or so (daily from December through Carnaval, weekends rest of year) from Punta del Este’s yacht harbor for the 15-minute trip to this nearby island, which has excellent sandy beaches, a couple of restaurants and the ruins of …