La Pedrera is the polar opposite of Punta del Este. It is a small community on the sea side, where the only street that has bitumen on it is the main road, and the others are all dirt roads. The houses are a mixture of shacks, old style houses that would go back many years and more modern dwellings. Some are even architecturally designed.
During the time I was there it was Carnival. I was warned by several people that thousands of people would descend upon the quiet village. There were some crowds, however more weekend numbers I guess. A few years ago upwards of 20,000 came to this town- however the locals were not pleased with this and asked that measures were put in place to limit those numbers! I’m glad that it was on the quieter side! The beaches, yet again (picking up a trend here???) go on for miles, so you don’t have to walk for too long before you are nearly alone.
