{"id":3048,"date":"2023-06-20T16:44:12","date_gmt":"2023-06-20T19:44:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uruguaynatural.com\/es\/places\/\/"},"modified":"2026-04-16T10:52:42","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T13:52:42","slug":"guichon","status":"publish","type":"places","link":"https:\/\/uruguaynatural.com\/en\/places\/guichon\/","title":{"rendered":"Guich\u00f3n"},"author":2,"template":"","place-categories":[100,87,188],"class_list":["post-3048","places","type-places","status-publish","hentry","place-categories-paysandu","place-categories-pueblos","place-categories-region-litoral-norte"],"acf":[],"primary_title":"<h1 class=\"itemTitle\"><span class=\"highlight highlight--turquesa\">Guich\u00f3n<\/span><\/h1>","short_description":"Art, culture, adventure and quality of life are some of the many attributes that can be enjoyed in Guich\u00f3n, the small city of Sanduc\u00f3n with a little more than 5,000 inhabitants located 100 kilometers from the city of Paysand\u00fa, next to Route 90, at its junction with Route 4.","description":"More than twenty sculptures and murals by artist Juan Carlos Ualde and the emblematic \"La palma sola\" by Octavio Podest\u00e1 are just a first sample of the charm that can be enjoyed in its public spaces. A visit to the Queguay medicinal herbs pharmacy, in Calzada de Andr\u00e9s P\u00e9rez, and to the Almir\u00f3n Thermal Center, the only salt water center in the region, are unavoidable for those who come in search of wellness and healthy practices.\r\n\r\n<strong>History tours<\/strong>In the outskirts of the city you can visit the site of Ca\u00f1ada Grande, its battle stories, and tour the Buti\u00e1 Yatay Palm groves. There you will find the site of the \"Batalla del Palmar\", as well as natural fields, natural landscapes in the \"cuchilla de Haedo\", old ranches and small farmhouses, fences and stone mangas. The ruins of the ranch where Melchora Cuenca lived with General Jos\u00e9 Artigas, near the Andr\u00e9s P\u00e9rez pass of the Queguay Grande River, is a must for history buffs. In addition, it is possible to visit the estancia \"El Ancla\", known for its family museum, whose pieces reflect the process of military confrontations between whites and reds.\r\n\r\nIn the Cuchilla del Fuego and its surroundings you can visit the Moon Calendar - a petroglyph of 28 phases, and the Camino de los Indios, a stretch of the millenary path attributed to the Guarani.\r\n\r\nFrom Guich\u00f3n you can also access the Charr\u00faa memorial \"Betum Artasam Baquiu\", a work of the plastic artist Juan Carlos Ualde, in memory of the Charr\u00faa nation, installed in the Salsipuedes stream, site where one of the genocides of this people took place.<strong>Privileged nature<\/strong>\r\n\r\nIn the Protected Area of Montes del Queguay there are interpretive trails of native flora and fauna, an ideal environment to see various species of birds, bats, mammals, and for the interpretation of native trees.\r\n\r\nThe Queguay River is a privileged setting for kayaking and canoeing. The contrast between the calm lagoons of clear water and the exciting rapids offer an ideal environment for adventure sports and the enjoyment of the exuberant nature. Sport fishing is also a protagonist in the region, which appreciates the return of tararira tornasol and dorados in baitcast, spining, flycast modalities.<strong>Pedal and nature<\/strong>\r\nNatural landscapes and troop roads lend themselves to pedaling and discovering the beauty of deep Uruguay. The mountain bike circuits become a memorable recreational option.","primary_image":"[{\"id\":3049,\"url\":\"https:\/\/uruguaynatural.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Guichon.jpg\"}]","secondary_image":"[]","gallery_images":"[]","enable_map":"1","coord_lat":"","coord_lng":"","locations":"-32.35974027085654,-57.200071364483726","department":"Paysandu","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/uruguaynatural.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/places\/3048","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/uruguaynatural.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/places"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/uruguaynatural.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/places"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uruguaynatural.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/uruguaynatural.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3048"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"place-categories","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uruguaynatural.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/place-categories?post=3048"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}