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La Paloma: a gateway for  nature lovers<\/span><\/h1>","description":"If nature inspires you and connecting with it motivates you..., this tour to La Paloma and its surroundings is for you. Peace, ocean, surf, a boat ride and wildlife observation in the natural reserve Laguna de Rocha are part of the proposal of this \"green\" getaway.","info":"La Paloma, nestled in the Atlantic Ocean, its main attraction is the 20 km of magnificent beaches and its environment to enjoy all year round.\r\nWe propose some sustainable suggestions in harmony with nature, culture and local identity that will allow you to escape from the routine and the massification of travel. Join this green economy with the experience that you like the most!\r\n\r\n1) Walking and\/or swimming on the beach, surfing and climbing to the lighthouse <\/strong>\r\nLa Paloma has a coastline for all tastes due to its peninsula shape, from those with serene waters such as Bah\u00eda Chica, to those with big waves such as La Serena, Los Botes, La Balconada and La Aguada, the latter ideal for surfers and long walks.\r\n\r\nIt also has an accessible beach as Bah\u00eda Grande, a few meters from the heart of the resort, attended during the summer by staff and supplies for people with disabilities that facilitates their access to the water with amphibious chairs and safety elements. While La Serena is a beach with wide sand dunes with accessible descent and wooden terraces.\r\n\r\nIn the neighborhood of Cabo de Santa Maria, do not miss the ascent to the lighthouse of the same name, the main icon of the resort, from where you can take the best selfies and postcards of the place.\r\n\r\n2) Adventure at Laguna de Rocha<\/strong>\r\n\r\nAt only 8 km from La Paloma coexist a great multitude of native and migratory birds, for this reason it is considered a biosphere reserve by UNESCO. The vegetation in the area is very abundant and there are about 200 types of birds to be seen in a short tour.\r\n\r\nIn addition to fishing in the area, you can enjoy a boat ride on the Rocha Lagoon together with a boat trip a Marianna Rovira<\/a>, the first guide in Uruguay with UNIT certification in interpretive trekking in protected areas and nature reserves. Marianna narrates in a pleasant way the history of the place, its fauna and flora in detail.\r\n\r\nFor the more adventurous, Marianna together with  Bike Tours Uruguay<\/a>, also offers a \"Lighthouse to Lighthouse\" tour from La Paloma Lighthouse to Jos\u00e9 Ignacio Lighthouse in Maldonado, among other experiences.\r\n\r\nContact: Mobile phone: (+598) 94 461 661\/ puntarubiatrips@gmail.com<\/a><\/span>\r\n\r\nHow to get to the lagoon?<\/strong>\r\nAccess at the intersection of routes 10 and 15, at kilometer 8, heading east on a dirt road. From there another road allows to approach its bar, where it is possible to observe the thin strip of sand that separates it from the ocean.\r\n\r\n3) Native nursery<\/strong>\r\nWith the mission of recovering the national forest, the agronomist Ra\u00fal Nin installed a nursery a few blocks from the center of La Paloma beach resort  Ca\u2019aguigua<\/a> \u2013\u2018morador del bosque\u2019 en guaran\u00ed\u2013. It grows more than 200 species that could include any native forest. Located on Delf\u00edn Street between Sagitario and Acuario, this green lung surprises for its variety of palo santo, lapacho, agua\u00ed, inga, \u00f1andubay, guayubir\u00e1, ibirapit\u00e1, timb\u00f3, in addition to native fruits such as araz\u00e1 and also the diversity of flowers, among others.\r\n\r\nWHERE TO HAVE LUNCH?<\/strong>\r\n\r\nCocina de la Barra, from the water to the plate<\/strong>\r\nThe peace of the place, its simplicity and the freshness of the dishes are the letter of introduction of this community space led by women.\r\n\r\nThey add value to the daily fishing, preparing typical gastronomy of artisan production with a strong imprint in the local tradition. The following species: shrimp, sole, silverside, sea bass and siri crab are used to prepare various dishes such as empanadas, pies, fish milanesas and minutas, among others.\r\n\r\nLa <\/a>Onda Bar and Restaurante<\/a><\/strong>, in downtown La Paloma offers homemade food, a variety of craft beer and live music throughout the year.\r\nIts cuisine is based on the search for local products at their best time of the year. The daily menu is elaborated from a joint work with farmers, ranchers, fishermen and local producers. Always taking care of the environment, aiming at a sustainable cuisine.\r\nMore options: turismorocha.gub.uy\/sabores-de-rocha<\/a>\r\n\r\nREST AND RELAX<\/strong>\r\nWhen resting the head on the pillow, the lodging La Serena Suites<\/a> turns out to be the rest you are looking for. A few blocks from the beach La Serena offers comfortable apartments equipped with kitchen and garden or balcony, plus a hydromassage area. As a plus, it offers access to the sea club \"Sotavento\", from December until the Tourism Week, where you can enjoy open swimming pools, restaurant service, bar, as well as access to the garden with umbrellas and deck chairs.\r\n\r\nIt is catalogued among the sustainable establishments for having a system of separation and classification of residues that are then transferred to a recycling center.\r\n\r\n+ info turismorocha.gub.uy\/<\/a>","highlights":"","primary_image":"[{\"id\":2470,\"url\":\"https:\/\/uruguaynatural.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230514_152847-scaled.jpg\"}]","secondary_image":"[]","gallery_images":"[{\"id\":2474,\"url\":\"http:\/\/uruguaynatural.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230514_153646-scaled.jpg\"},{\"id\":2471,\"url\":\"http:\/\/uruguaynatural.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230512_215810-scaled.jpg\"},{\"id\":2470,\"url\":\"http:\/\/uruguaynatural.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230514_152847-scaled.jpg\"},{\"id\":2469,\"url\":\"http:\/\/uruguaynatural.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230514_153045-scaled.jpg\"},{\"id\":2468,\"url\":\"http:\/\/uruguaynatural.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230514_153149-scaled.jpg\"},{\"id\":1046,\"url\":\"http:\/\/uruguaynatural.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Faro-de-La-Paloma.jpg\"}]","enable_map":"1","coord_lat":"","coord_lng":"","locations":"-34.65494866090119,-54.18295301646794","department":"Rocha","places":"[{\"id\":2925,\"link\":\"http:\/\/uruguaynatural.com\/%places-slug%\/canelones\/\",\"title\":\"Canelones\",\"description\":\"En la actualidad es centro administrativo del departamento y en sus alrededores predominan peque\u00f1as chacras, quintas, bodegas y tambos tur\u00edsticos. Entre sus eventos destacados se destaca Fiesta Nacional de la Bandera y el Peric\u00f3n Federal que tiene lugar en diciembre.\\r\\n\\r\\nCanelones, en tanto departamento,\u00a0 se destaca por ser luego de Montevideo, por ser el m\u00e1s poblado del pa\u00eds y uno de los m\u00e1s estrat\u00e9gicos desde el punto de vista geopol\u00edtico. Situado al Sur del pa\u00eds, es el puente de comunicaci\u00f3n entre la capital y el interior del pa\u00eds, adem\u00e1s de receptor de visitantes extranjeros, al ser sede del Aeropuerto Internacional de Carrasco Cuenta con una superficie de m\u00e1s de 4.500 metros cuadrados y una poblaci\u00f3n que supera los 520 mil. Su territorio, levemente ondulado y pleno de llanuras, cuenta con un rico caudal de arroyos integrantes de la cuenca del r\u00edo Santa Luc\u00eda, fuente de riqueza acu\u00edfera potable para todo el sur del pa\u00eds, que termina desembocando en las costas del R\u00edo de la Plata. Existen adem\u00e1s algunos lagos de gran tama\u00f1o, tajamares o embalses y pozos excavados que almacenan agua durante el invierno para el riego en verano. Canelones es adem\u00e1s, un departamento fundamental para comprender la historia del pa\u00eds. De acuerdo a las instrucciones dadas por el Gral. Jos\u00e9 Gervasio Artigas en 1816, Canelones constituir\u00eda una de las seis jurisdicciones con que se dividir\u00eda la Provincia Oriental.\\r\\n\\r\\nLa ciudad de Canelones alberga importantes monumentos y construcciones que invitan a disfrutar del turismo hist\u00f3rico-cultural.\u00a0En el Parque Gral. Artigas se encuentra el Museo Arqueol\u00f3gico Antonio Taddei, quien fuera uno de los precursores de la Arqueolog\u00eda cient\u00edfica en Uruguay. Exhibe material paleontol\u00f3gico y fundamentalmente arqueol\u00f3gico pertenecientes a culturas ind\u00edgenas que habitaron nuestro territorio. Otro sitio imperdible de la capital canaria es la Catedral Nuestra Se\u00f1ora de Guadalupe, construida en 1843, con una tipolog\u00eda arquitect\u00f3nica representativa del Neoclacisimo espa\u00f1ol. En torno a la Capilla en honor a esta virgen se fund\u00f3 la Villa Nuestra Se\u00f1ora de Guadalupe en 1783 y fue a los pies de la imagen que se bendijo en 1829 al primer Pabell\u00f3n Nacional, creado por la Asamblea General Constituyente y Legislativa del Estado.\\r\\n\\r\\nEn la plaza 18 de Julio est\u00e1 el Monumento a la Bandera, inaugurado en 1939 y conocido como \u201cLa Joaquina\u201d, aludiendo al retrato en relieve de Joaqu\u00edn Su\u00e1rez que hay en su frente. La figura luce la cl\u00e1sica t\u00fanica griega de las alegor\u00edas c\u00edvicas de la \u00e9poca, sosteniendo en su mano derecha una espada y con la izquierda alza el pabell\u00f3n nacional.\\r\\n\\r\\n\u00a1No te pierdas!<\/strong>\\r\\n
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\\\"\\\"<\/h3>\\r\\nComplejo Cultural Politeama<\/strong>\\r\\n\\r\\nEl Complejo Cultural Politeama cumpli\u00f3 100 a\u00f1os y su denominaci\u00f3n hace referencia a que este espacio ha sido destinado hist\u00f3ricamente a diversos tipos de espect\u00e1culos como zarzuelas, representaciones teatrales, funciones de cine, bailes y hasta competencias de boxeo. Cuenta con dos tertulias y platea flanqueada por pasillos que componen la sala teatral \u201cAtahualpa del Cioppo\u201d.\u00a0Teatro Atahualpa del Cioppo. Reinaugurado en el a\u00f1o 2014 luego de varias reformas, es considerado el polo art\u00edstico de la ciudad y \u00e1mbito c\u00e9ntrico de realizaci\u00f3n de actividades culturales.\u00a0Contacto: 1828 Int. 1233\\r\\n

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\\\"\\\"<\/figure>\\r\\nMuseo Spikerman<\/strong>\\r\\n\\r\\nEn el mismo se exhiben materiales representativos de la etapa fundacional de la ciudad y una valiosa colecci\u00f3n numism\u00e1tica y otra de armas pertenecientes al proceso revolucionario Artiguista, a la Cruzada Libertadora y a las guerras civiles de la primera mitad del siglo XIX, adem\u00e1s de ara\u00f1as y un reloj que pertenecieron a jefes pol\u00edticos del departamento de la misma \u00e9poca.\u00a0Contacto: (+598) \u00a043323111\\r\\n\\r\\n<\/div>\\r\\n
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Ubicado en la plaza 18 de Julio de Canelones, es un monumento de estilo historicista \u00a0en homenaje al primer pabell\u00f3n nacional. Consiste en una figura femenina en postura vertical, con la cabeza erguida y expresi\u00f3n severa. Vestida con una t\u00fanica, sostiene una espada en la mano derecha y con la izquierda alza la bandera.<\/p>\\r\\n\u00a0\\r\\n\\r\\n<\/div>\\r\\n

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\\\"\\\"<\/figure>\\r\\nGranja de los ni\u00f1os<\/strong>\\r\\n\\r\\nSe trata de un espacio interdisciplinario e interinstitucional y educativo, que buscar promover la producci\u00f3n responsable y una cultura de vida saludable, posicionando a la granja como un lugar de referencia en los paseos p\u00fablicos del \u00e1rea metropolitana. El mismo contempla espacios l\u00fadicos recreativos, un galp\u00f3n cultural, un sector agroecol\u00f3gico, un espacio pecuario, ludoteca al aire libre, casitas en los \u00e1rboles, corrales de animales dom\u00e9sticos y un auditorio. Contacto: 43323060\\r\\n\\r\\n\u00a0\\r\\n\\r\\n<\/div>\",\"primary_image\":\"http:\/\/uruguaynatural.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Plaza-de-Canelones.jpg\"}]","date_enabled":"","start_date":"0","end_date":"0","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/uruguaynatural.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/experiences\/1045","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/uruguaynatural.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/experiences"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/uruguaynatural.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/experiences"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uruguaynatural.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/uruguaynatural.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1045"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"experience-categories","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uruguaynatural.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/experience-categories?post=1045"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}