The excellent hostel scene, extensive bus network, good restaurants and abundant campsites make Uruguay a backpacker’s dream. Even world-class destinations such as Colonia del Sacramento and Punta del Este offer abundant cheap sleeps in all but the absolute peak periods.
- get snap-happy on the picturesque cobbled streets of Colonia del Sacramento
- catch a wave or a beachside bonfire in Punta del Diablo, way up near the Brazilian border
- get those hips moving to the candombe rhythm at Montevideo’s Carnaval party
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