Thursday, December 30, 2010

Argentinean Gaucho

Gaucho  is a term commonly used to describe residents of the South American pampas, chacos, or Patagonian grasslands, found principally in parts of Argentina, Uruguay, Southern Chile, and Southern Brazil. In Brazil, Gaúcho (Portuguese pronunciation: [ɡaˈuʃu]) is also used to designate people from the state of Rio Grande do Sul in general.More...


                              Portrait of a gaucho from Argentina. Photographed in Peru, 1868.


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3 comments:

  1. AnonymousDecember 31, 2010 at 3:55 AM

    He's an Argentinean Gaucho:
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaucho

    And he's drinking Mate:
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mate_(beverage)

    :)

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  2. SkandinaveJanuary 3, 2011 at 7:52 AM

    Thank you :)

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  3. AnonymousJanuary 4, 2011 at 9:07 AM

    You're welcome. Now, you know what he is ;-)

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