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Get around Piriapolis
Get around Piriapolis
If you are on foot, the longest walk (about 1 mile) would be to the marina to take the lift for the San Antonio hill . For the Pan De Azucar hill , take one of the local buses at the bus terminal 3 blocks north of the Casino to Pan de Azucar and get off at the Preserve. There is a taxi stop downtown if you absolutely must use one.
The tourist office next to the slot machines offers maps, tours and general information.
On Piria Avenue there are a couple of bicycle stores that rent mopeds and bicycles. Piria Avenue is on the eastern end of town, where the sand ends, and there is a traffic circle.
If you need to make a phone call, do not buy a phone card because they work on some phones only. Instead, walk two blocks north of the casino to the state phone company office (Antel). If you have the appropriate band cell phone with the service provided by a major U.S. carrier, it will work just like a local phone.
Uruguay has good internet service and many "ciber posts" in case you absolutely have to travel with your laptop while on vacation.
If you are driving, you cannot get lost owing to the geographical markers - if the water is on the left, you are going west towards Montevideo and if the water is behind you you are going north!
If you are planning to go from Piriapolis to Punta del Este by car, do not go past the Marina. Even if that road goes east it transforms itself into a dirt road. It is wonderful to explore the eastern edges of Pirapolis though. To go to Punta del Este, take the road next to the Casino (37) and make a right on the interstate 6 miles north - you cannot miss it. The other option is to take the traffic circle at the old hotel located at the end of the beach and go north. This is a parallel route to 37, but further east and more panoramic.
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