Estación de Cría de Fauna Autóctona Cerro Pan de Azúcar

In 1980, in an approximate area of 87 hectares on the side of Cerro Pan de Azúcar, property of the Intendencia Municipal de Maldonado, begins almost without funds, a project identified as Estación de cría de fauna autóctona del cerro Pan de Azúcar (Native fauna birth station).

This project comes from the need to preserve the natural resources within our frontiers and has as main objective the recovery of the wild native fauna, as its survival is improbable without the direct intervention of man.
The reserve has today more than 300 species and 3000 exemplars and it's a  inevitable reference for the region because of the variety of its native fauna. Surrounded by native vegetation where live animals and vegetation protected by law, it is found the biggest quantity of South American deer in captivity, wolves, ocelots, yaguaretés, aguaraguazús, pumas, coendús, coatíes, etc., all species in danger of extinction.

Location: From Punta del Este, at 30 Km. by ruta Interbalnearia, you will find the second exit to Piriápolis and to Cerro Pan de Azúcar. You turn left and at a couple of Km. there is, on your right, the Station and the base of cerro Pan de Azúcar from where you can hike it.