🇺🇾 Laguna Garzón
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Best directionE
Wind speed14–22kt
SeasonDec – Mar
Skill levelBeginner
WaterShallow flat lagoon
Ridden forKitesurfing
A shallow coastal lagoon near José Ignacio — genuinely well-suited to freestyle and learning thanks to flat, sheltered water, a completely different character from the open-ocean spots further along this coast.
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Getting thereAbout 40 minutes east of Punta del Este or 2 hours from Montevideo Airport (MVD) via Route 10. A car is needed; free parking in the dirt clearings by the…
HazardsKnee-to-waist-deep standing areas are common, but hydrofoils will strike the shallow sandy bottom close to the banks. Stay clear of the protected…
Best time of dayAfternoon, November-March, when the hot Uruguayan interior triggers a reliable thermal sea breeze from the…
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