The Fingers of Punta del Este — Attraction in Punta Del Este

The weather is bad. When I say that, it's an understatement, it's bad weather in Punta del Este / Uruguay. Wind speeds of 40 km and more, plus heavy rain. But it is said that there is no such thing as bad weather, only badly dressed people. Magda's mother used to say "you are not made of sugar, you will not dissolve". There would be another way to escape the weather, drive away to nicer weather regions. We faced the weather. We walked 15 km today and stayed alive. In the video are the fingers of Punta del Este, they were made by a Chilean artist who won an international competition with them in 1984. They are meant to symbolise a warning to swimmers, the currents on the beach are very dangerous and have caused distress to many a...

The official name of the sculpture is not AHOGADO (drowning person). The artist called it LA MANO, that is THE HAND, if you want to translate it into English. The fact that you can only see the fingers should not affect the name given by the artist, Mario Irirrázabal (Chile). This was the first of a series of sculptures called MANO by the artist. If you have any doubts check his web site. It is a pitty that the mistake has not been corrected yet in...

It is kind the trademark of punta del este uruguay. It is probably the most popular place in punta del este uruguay. So i visited there and it did not disapointed me. I would be say the Sculpture is amazing. The bonous would be the beach. I would say it two in one deal. To keep it a memorable puta del este, there would be nothing better than this. So you could easily spend the day here, as there are some other beach nearby and a lot food option of...