5 January
2026
La Mano de Punta del Este
This sculpture in the middle of the beach – that of a humongous hand emerging from the sands – is a major tourist attraction here. On my bike ride, I went to this spot first. The original sculptor – who is from Chile – apparently finished this in 6 days one summer. He had then replicated the same in Madrid, Venice and in the Atacama desert in Chile.
