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Punta del Diablo
Where should I stay?
Where should I eat?
- Puestos de la Playa de los Pescadores · Playa de los Pescadores · Fried fish and buñuelos de algas: Simple fishermen's stalls by the boats selling fried fish, empanadas and the local specialty, seaweed fritters (buñuelos de algas).
What should I do?
- Playa de los Pescadores · Centro: The village's central cove, where colorful fishing boats are hauled onto the sand and the catch is sold.
- Playa Grande · Punta del Diablo: A long, wide beach stretching north toward Santa Teresa, good for long walks and less crowded swimming.
- Playa de la Viuda · Punta del Diablo: The southern beach, broad and popular in summer, with steady waves for surfing.
- Parque Nacional Santa Teresa · Santa Teresa: A large coastal park just north of town with forest trails, a greenhouse and gardens, campgrounds and quiet beaches.
- Fortaleza de Santa Teresa · Santa Teresa: An 18th-century stone fortress built by the Portuguese and Spanish, with a small museum on colonial border wars.
- Cabo Polonio · Cabo Polonio: A day trip south to a car-free village among dunes, reached by 4x4 truck, with a lighthouse and a sea lion colony.
- A surf lesson · Punta del Diablo: Local surf schools rent boards and give beginner lessons on the village's beaches, mostly in summer.