This Coastline in Uruguay Is Home to the 'Hamptons of South America,' Art Galleries, and Celebrity-chef Dining

"Inside a small, dome-roofed structure in José Ignacio I sat on a granite bench and watched a tangerine sunset through a hole in the snow-white marble ceiling of "Ta Khut," South America’s first freestanding Skyspace by James Turrell; artificial light inside fluctuated with the natural fade of dusk, creating a meditative experience as shifting shades — dandelion and violet one minute, black and lavender the next — glowed around us until, after about 40 minutes, we emerged dazed and stunned by the subtle play of color and light." - Mark Johanson Mark Johanson Mark Johanson is an American journalist based in Santiago, Chile. His stories on travel, food, adventure, and sustainability have appeared in The Economist, National Geographic, Condé Nast Traveler, Afar, Men’s Journal, and BBC, among others. Travel + Leisure Editorial Guidelines