Cabo Polonio is a hamlet located in the eastern coast of Uruguay in the Rocha Department.

Cabo Polonio has no roads leading to it and is located about 7 km from the main highway.

[1][2][3] Cabo Polonio sits on the tip of a peninsula that extends into the Atlantic Ocean.

The village land is shared by the Uruguayan government and private owners.

Cabo Polonio is the setting for events spread over a 36-year period in Carolina de Robertis' novel Cantoras.