This gaucho at work with horses in Uruguay is representative of the gauchos of the great wide plains areas, called pampas, of Argentina, Uruguay and southern Brazil where cattle raising is a primary way of life. The men who work the cattle are called gauchos, from the Quechua huachu, which means orphan or vagabond.

Discover more about Gauchos, their history and way of life.

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