La Paloma Sights

  1. El Faro del Cabo Santa María

    The 1874 completion of El Faro del Cabo Santa María, the local lighthouse, marked La Paloma's genesis as a summer beach resort. The unfinished first attempt collapsed in a violent storm, killing 17 French and Italian workers who are buried nearby. Outside is a solar clock using shadows cast by the lighthouse.

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  2. Laguna de Rocha

    Laguna de Rocha, an ecological reserve protected under Uruguay's SNAP program, is a vast wetland 10km west of La Paloma with populations of black-necked swans, storks, spoonbills and other waterfowl. Local guide Cecilia Olivet offers tours in Spanish.

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  3. NaturCiencia

    The NaturCiencia science museum north of town grew from the owner's sizable personal collection of animal skulls and now incorporates dozens of brainteasing hands-on exhibits inspired by San Francisco's Exploratorium.

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