Chuy
10/12/10 22:57 Filed in: Uruguay
No chance to leave today but there just might be a weather window tomorrow. Meantime I decided to take bus ride up to Chuy on the Brazilian border.
Our bus took route 16 up to Rocha where there was a 15 minute layover.
An attractive central square surrounded by shops and businesses.
An attractive theatre....
...alongside a somewhat neglected cinema.
From Rocha our route continued along route 9 past Laguna de Castillo.
We passed through Castillo continued along route 9 past Laguna Negra to Punta del Diablo which is accessed via a dirt road leading down to the coast from route 9.
Colourful holiday homes in Punta del Diablo.
Punta del Diablo and the Atlantic beyond.
From Punta del Diablo we rejoined route 9 and continued on to Chuy passing the Uruguayan border post just south of the town.
Chuy straddles the Brazil/Uruguay border. This is its claim to fame but in reality there is little here to detain the visitor. There are a lot of duty free shops on the Uruguayan side but I saw little of interest.
The Border is on Avenida Uruguay/Brasil. This is the Uruguayan side..
..and this is the Brazilian side.
I had a late lunch and caught the return coach.
Our bus took route 16 up to Rocha where there was a 15 minute layover.
An attractive central square surrounded by shops and businesses.
An attractive theatre....
...alongside a somewhat neglected cinema.
From Rocha our route continued along route 9 past Laguna de Castillo.
We passed through Castillo continued along route 9 past Laguna Negra to Punta del Diablo which is accessed via a dirt road leading down to the coast from route 9.
Colourful holiday homes in Punta del Diablo.
Punta del Diablo and the Atlantic beyond.
From Punta del Diablo we rejoined route 9 and continued on to Chuy passing the Uruguayan border post just south of the town.
Chuy straddles the Brazil/Uruguay border. This is its claim to fame but in reality there is little here to detain the visitor. There are a lot of duty free shops on the Uruguayan side but I saw little of interest.
The Border is on Avenida Uruguay/Brasil. This is the Uruguayan side..
..and this is the Brazilian side.
I had a late lunch and caught the return coach.