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Paysandú

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The capital of Paysandú department, on the Río Uruguay.

Paysandú
Photo: Lucia Delpero · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0

In our stories

  • Who's cycled Uruguay

    Lincoln/AR → Chacabuco → San Andres de Giles → Gualeguaychu → Zárate–Brazo Largo bridge → Fray Bentos → Paysandú → Cerro de la Glorieta.

  • Coming from Argentina

    Three road bridges link the two countries: the Puente Libertador General San Martín between Gualeguaychú and Fray Bentos, the Puente General Artigas between Colón and…

In community accounts

  • Steve, Dale & Keith House

    Lincoln/AR → Chacabuco → San Andres de Giles → Gualeguaychu → Zárate–Brazo Largo bridge → Fray Bentos → Paysandú → Cerro de la Glorieta.

  • Eduardo Morena

    La Cruz/Corrientes → Chui → Pelotas → Quaraí → Uruguayana → Salto → Paysandú → Colón/AR (2,878 km in 13 days).