Rincón de Tres Cerros

The area owes its name to the three flat "mesas" or butte hills (cerros) aligned in a row, from the biggest in the South to the smallest in the north, which dominate the horizon.

Cerro Zapato has some Eucalyptus trees that were planted along its north-eastern flank and the eastern part of its top surface.

Access to the area is made difficult by sporadic flooding which cuts off the main access bridges: at Paso Rogelio over the Rio Tacuarembó Grande river; at Paso Cunha over the stream Arroyo Cuñapirú; and over an affluent of the Rio Tacuarembó Grande at El Sauce.

This flooding has become much less frequent in recent years due to extensive planting of Eucalyptus and Pine forests, especially in the Tacuarembó river basin.

There is currently one rural public school in the area, located on the northern slope of the biggest hill, number 87.