Description:
Meaning “Port Willow”, Puerto Sauce owes its name to a big willow tree which was used for mooring vessels seeking refuge during storms.
It is the port of the city of Juan Lacaze in Colonia and is located between Colonia and Montevideo. In the past, it was the centre of the textile industry and there is an important paper factory here, however, the factory no longer operates.
The recently deceased popular poet and composer José Carbajal “el Sabalero”, was from Juan Lacaze. Among his songs, several were inspired here.
There are fine beaches on the Rio de La Plata, however, the town itself has very little going for it and has a rather deserted feel.
Position:
34° 26.38' S, 57° 27.30' W (end of breakwater)
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We are here almost three years. If you are looking for a place for maintenance I strongly advice this guy. He is reliable and also speaks English and German
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Puerto Sauce now has a new travelift up to 35 tons. And drydock for 30 boats. Still is cheap !
Omar Wetdoc
I stayed in Puerto Sauce for a month in May 2017 and it is the cheapest harbor in Uruguay, a third of Piriapolis or Montevideo. Water and electricity costs extra per day (24h). The staff is very friendly and helpful. But the town is dead. All of the factories are closed, so there is no smell and noise.
A petrol station is 500m away and the bus terminal to Colonia and Montevideo is 250m away. There is one big supermarket and a lot of small shops in the town.
We stayed here for a month in May and June. It is a really nice small town, good for cycling and walking. The harbor is generally well protected, the worst angle of wind is SW. It appears to be one of the cheaper harbors in Uruguay, and the best protected we have been to so far.
The only downside is its close proximity to a pulp and paper mill, which when the wind is in the wrong quarter is noisy, dirty and smelly. But we stayed for a month! and did a lot of brightwork maintenance despite the factory. We would recommend it.
Friendly staff in the hidrografia office too. We draw 2 meters and at times had not much water under us med moored to the dock, but we were fine.