Camarones

After driving or riding for hours along the empty coastal road (or via RP30 from Ruta 3), the tiny town of Camarones—a collection of brightly colored, tin-roofed buildings with scrollwork fascias, trim, and other curious architectural details—appears like an enchanted village. When you talk to the locals you'll find this to be exactly the case. People here are jovial, happy in their isolation. Most of the stresses found throughout the rest of the country—crime, insecurity, unemployment, pollution—simply don't exist in Camarones. The main debate going on is the battle between the town's two main industries, the production of algae versus salmon fishing. Some species of algae here are invasive, and degrade the native salmon's habitat.

The one main event each year is the Fiesta Nacional de Salmón (National Salmon Festival), with all kinds of events and a fishing contest. Other than that, the main attractions are the beautiful, empty beaches south of town, and the