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Maldonado

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The capital of Maldonado department, just inland from Punta del Este.

Maldonado
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In our stories

  • The Atlantic coast

    No route in Uruguay has been ridden — or written up — more than the coast from Chuy to Montevideo, through Rocha and Maldonado..

  • Community

    No route in Uruguay has been ridden — or written up — more than the coast from Chuy to Montevideo, through Rocha and Maldonado..

  • Montevideo

    Her verdict — flat, safe, welcoming, best in March — comes with departmental deep-dives for Rocha, Maldonado and Colonia, and a soft spot for the wine country and the…

  • The west

    The going is easy — the one real climb is the Cuchilla Grande behind Maldonado — and the through-roads give you good tarmac and room to ride, though the tracks out to…

  • Who's cycled Uruguay

    The country's most-documented corridor: from Chuy to Montevideo through Rocha and Maldonado, told by those who rode it..

  • Montevideo to Cabo Polonio: the Atlantic coast in stages

In community accounts

  • Anne-Claire & Pierre

    Carmelo (entry) → Montevideo (Christmas stay) → Neptunia → coastal route → Maldonado → Punta del Este area; Jan 2018; part of 1,500 km / 16-month SA + SE Asia tour.