Barra Valizas Hostel is situated in one of the most beautiful places in Uruguay: Barra de Valizas and Cape Polonio. It is a wild area with really fine sandy spots next to the mouth of the Valizas stream in the Atlantic Ocean. Its beach forms a wide sandy arch, surrounded by magnificient dunes, where the stunning Cerro de la Buena Vista is located, a granite promontory almost covered by sand. From its summit, the views are wonderful: Castillo Grande Islands, the little village, the beaches, Cape Polonio, Castillos Lake, all of them spread along an unforgettable landscape. Barra de Valizas and its environment also combine a wide range of landscapes: some are rolling and rocky, other are sandy, palm groves, natural mountains, hills, marshlands, lake and ocean coasts, dunes and mobile dunes, paddy fields and a variety of crops. It has one of the largest fresh water reserves in the country, in the Garzón, Rocha, Castillos, Negra Lakes and part of Merim Lake. - Read more