After a few weeks of exploring the city in the midst of extreme summer heat, we decided that we needed a little beach time, because our lives are so hard and stressful :) Buenos Aires in January and February is full of tourists escaping their harsh winters at home but almost empty of any Argentines actually from the city. A lot of Porteños, persons native to Buenos Aires, or at least the ones that can afford it, take off to the beach to enjoy the heat in a bikini. We decided that we needed to take a hint from the Porteños and take off to the little beach town of Quequen, about 7 hours south of Buenos Aires.
We had heard that Argentina doesn't have good beaches and Uruguay is the summer destination, but we were still riding on our Argentine pride and were determined to prove the masses wrong. Not sure if Quequen was the right decision in fulfilling that quest, but we had fun!
It is a tiny, fishing town just outside of Nicochea. Pretty remote little place laced with dirt roads, a central market and one hostel right on the beach. The hostel added a lot of life to the relaxing mode there. It is run by 5 Argentine surf buddies who wanted a change of life from Big City Buenos Aires. It is a chill place during the day, Bob Marley on constant replay and filled with surfers waiting for the waves to pick up. At night it is an entire different story! The hostel becomes the center of nightlife for that area and it is pretty insane! We had fun!
After 5 days we were ready to take off. It was a nice relaxing break and we met some awesome people, but the little fishing village was a little too small after 5 days. All in all, it was a fun trip but I wouldn't necessarily recommend Quequen as a good destination for summer vacationers . . . especially when Uruguay is so close!
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