Let's start by talking about the title considering it as a tribute to modernity. Uruguay has been developed as a laic country since 1919, which means a lot about its progressive way of thinking. The fact of changing religious names to public holidays gave me a real thrill for unexpected. From my point of view, every government should have been done with this traditional "link" in XXI century, and here they take an advantage of nothing less than 100 years!
Beside this consideration, our plans during this week couldn't have turned out better! We departed on a coast trip from Montevideo to Santa Teresa. To begin with, we visited Pablo Atchugarry Foundation, and after having risked our lives crossing a ramshackle bridge and going for a walk by the quiet streets of Garzón, we reached Valizas at sunset.
The next day will remain in my top of mind for a long time. I'll never forget the walk from Valizas to Cabo Polonio across the river and sand dunes in such adorable company and beneath an ending summery sun. I ignore if this place is appreciated as one of these energetic spots all over the world, but it must be. At least I felt a very special peace of mind the whole day!
On Thursday we drove to Punta del Diablo and Santa Teresa, which I found very similar to many sets of Lost, and the other half of the grupo returned to Montevideo. The rest of us plunged into deep Uruguay on our way to Cañada de los Cuervos, where we camped for a night.
Getting known some of my fellows better was a delight, we shared time, duties, experiences and conversations that would be out of the question in any other situations.
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