Waterway

Laguna de Rocha

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A coastal lagoon near La Paloma, cut off from the sea by a line of dunes.

Laguna de Rocha
Photo: Micaela Villanueva Capdevielle · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0

In our stories

  • The Atlantic coast

    Between the Laguna de Rocha and Garzón, some forty kilometres of dirt turn, after rain, into the stretch every rider seems to remember; the lagoon itself has long been…

  • Crossing the continent

    An Argentine couple's route guide, drawn from a three-year South America project, covering the full coastal corridor with packing lists, seasonal warnings and a…

  • Montevideo

    Theirs is a hotel-to-hotel trip full of incident: a rear rack lashed back together with wire, the boatman Pepe Lobato rowing the two of them across the Laguna de Rocha…

  • Who's cycled Uruguay

    Well-maintained Rocha roads with minimal traffic; wild camping on beaches via iOverlander; cash-only establishments; Cabo Polonio requires dune buggy side trip; Laguna…

In community accounts

  • brasiltimor

    Chuy → Parque Santa Teresa (3-night camping base) → Punta del Diablo → Valizas → Cabo Polônio → Laguna de Rocha (boat crossing) → José Ignácio → La Barra → Punta del…