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Cabo Polônio is a nature reserve on the east coast of Uruguay, close to the border with Brazil. There are no roads that connect the region. It is only accessible through sand dunes. There is no electricity and only a few houses have running water. The wind and the sun provide most of the electricity. This gives the stars a rare clarity at night. It stretches over the sandy dunes overlooking the coastline and to get here you will need a 4X4 vehicle or you can opt to get a ride from the trucks connecting the village with the main road. The population is about 95 people, but the flow of tourists makes the village full during the summer. What brings those few visitors there is the opportunity to cut from everything. Long promenades among the sandy dunes along the coastline, a tasty chivito in one of the few restaurants in the village, a look from the lighthouse over the endless beauty of this corner of paradise, a walk among the sea lions. The days flow away in complete relaxation and continuous amazement. How can a place lacking every modern comfort be so charming and empowering for body and spirit? Being at the tip of the continent, bathed by the Atlantic, Cabo Polônio allows us to see the sunrise and sunset in the water. There is a nurse in the region who takes care of the sick (nicknamed “veterinarian”). Children study until the end of elementary school. Then, they leave in the morning for Valizas to study the most advanced series and return in the evening. A colony of sea wolves also populate the village, concentrated along the rocks surrounding the lighthouse. And if you happen to find a rainy and windy day, Cabo Polônio will seem like an unreal place, moon-like, a strange mix of nordic atmospheres and tropical landscapes. The thin rain and the constant wind cover, even more, any noise, all the colors are out of focus, the only thing left to do is to sit on a dune and observe the slow pace of this remote world. A small corner of the land, far away from all and everything, with a distinct energy and a soul able to charm even the most skeptic traveler.