Gauchos
Wanderers of the Pampas, romantic figures, hard-working horsemen, men of myth and historical significance
Gauchos, Huasos and Llaneros
Wherever you have cattle, and cattle ranches, you have people on horseback tending to them. They're called by many names: cowboy in the US; gaucho in Argentina, Uruguay and southern Brazil; vaqueiro in northern Brazil; huaso in Chile and llanero in Colombia and Venezuela.
Wherever you have cattle, and cattle ranches, you have people on horseback tending to them. They're called by many names: cowboy in the US; gaucho in Argentina, Uruguay and southern Brazil; vaqueiro in northern Brazil; huaso in Chile and llanero in Colombia and Venezuela.
Chispazo de Tradicion
Site dedicated to the Argentina gauchos with pictures, historical facts and traditions.
Site dedicated to the Argentina gauchos with pictures, historical facts and traditions.
El Gaucho
Origins, history and customs of the Uruguayan gaucho with links to related sites of interest.
Origins, history and customs of the Uruguayan gaucho with links to related sites of interest.
El Gaucho
A study of the gaucho origins way of life physical descriptions etc. Fascinating. In spanish.
A study of the gaucho origins way of life physical descriptions etc. Fascinating. In spanish.
El Tradicional
Argentine monthly devoted to the traditions and national heritage of the gauchos.
Argentine monthly devoted to the traditions and national heritage of the gauchos.
Galeria de Fotos
Photos of gauchos from Argentina, Uruguay and Brazil.
Photos of gauchos from Argentina, Uruguay and Brazil.
Gaucho Clothes
Providers of authentic traditional gaucho clothing and gear from Argentina and Uruguay. We specialize in the original bombachas de campo trousers or gaucho pants and the alpargatas espadrilles shoes as well as other clothing items like hats, belts and ponchos. All products are posted from Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Providers of authentic traditional gaucho clothing and gear from Argentina and Uruguay. We specialize in the original bombachas de campo trousers or gaucho pants and the alpargatas espadrilles shoes as well as other clothing items like hats, belts and ponchos. All products are posted from Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Gauchos
They've been called the wanderers of the Pampas. Gauchos have been known to wander the countryside as early as the 1600's, time in which the 'flatlands' were overpopulated by 'cimarron' cattle, brought to South America by Pedro de Mendoza in 1538.
They've been called the wanderers of the Pampas. Gauchos have been known to wander the countryside as early as the 1600's, time in which the 'flatlands' were overpopulated by 'cimarron' cattle, brought to South America by Pedro de Mendoza in 1538.
Letras del Cancionero Folklorico Argentino
Letters, gaucho poetry and folkloric traditions of the gauchos.
Letters, gaucho poetry and folkloric traditions of the gauchos.
Martin Fierro
José Hernández is the author most associated with the gauchos. This site is about him, his works, his epic poem, Martin Fierro. You can download the poem from here.
José Hernández is the author most associated with the gauchos. This site is about him, his works, his epic poem, Martin Fierro. You can download the poem from here.
Soy Gaucho
Prepare to spend a lot of time at this wonderfully, creative, evocative site with flash movies, music and photos detailing Gaucho life, legends, horsemanship, clothing, yerba mate, culture and muco mas!
Prepare to spend a lot of time at this wonderfully, creative, evocative site with flash movies, music and photos detailing Gaucho life, legends, horsemanship, clothing, yerba mate, culture and muco mas!
The Yidishe Gauchos
At the end of the nineteenth century, thousands of East European Jews fled from persecution and pogroms. This video is their story of immigration and survival in the Argentinian pampas.
At the end of the nineteenth century, thousands of East European Jews fled from persecution and pogroms. This video is their story of immigration and survival in the Argentinian pampas.