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Learn about the arduous life of gaucho cattle farmers in the Pampas and how they provide beef globally

gaucho herding cattle in Uruguay

Learn how gauchos came to represent individuality and freedom in the same spirit as the American cowboy

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Learn how gauchos came to represent individuality and freedom in the same spirit as the American cowboy

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Argentina Uruguay cowboy

Key People

Juan Manuel Blanes

Uruguayan artist