User:ZrbtWm/East Region (Uruguay)

The east region is a tourist region of Uruguay that includes the departments of Cerro Largo, Treinta y Tres, Lavalleja, Maldonado and Rocha.

Atlantic coast

 * - beach hippie community with dope, dreadlocks and not much else
 * - border crossing town with Brazil
 * - sleepy old fishing village much beloved by the dreadlocked
 * - world famous beach party town
 * - the capital of the eponymous department
 * - the capital of the eponymous department

See

 * Cerro Arequita (near Minas, Lavalleja) - a famous hill with caves. Nearby is the Isla de Ombues which is the largest aggrupation of the giant Ombu tree in the world.


 * Quebrada de los Cuervos (near Trenta y Tres) - considered the most beautiful national park in Uruguay.