# Puerto Sauce (UY JLC)

**UN/LOCODE:** UY JLC  
**Country:** Uruguay  
**Water Body:** Rio de la Plata; South Atlantic Ocean  
**Harbor Size:** Very Small  
**Harbor Type:** Open Roadstead  
**GPS:** -34.4333, -57.4500

Fuel for the local ANCAP plant and rolled cargo are the goods that define Puerto Sauce, the port of Juan Lacaze on Uruguay's Río de la Plata shore. Run by the national port authority ANP, the 98-metre quay carries only about 4 metres of depth, limiting it to river-going vessels. A 2018 conversion added an L-shaped "tacón" so RoRo ships can drop their ramps, giving the port a genuine vehicle-handling niche alongside fuel deliveries. Large-scale container or breakbulk traffic is not confirmed here. Route 54, linking onward to Route 1, ties the port into the hinterland toward Colonia and Montevideo, while deep-draught or container consignments are routed via Montevideo, Nueva Palmira or Colonia.

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