“Gaucho” is a term for a resident of Uruguay’s pampas (grasslands), roughly analogous to “cowboy.” If you’re a gaucho you might ride horses, herd cattle, sing gaucho songs and drink a lot of tea called yerba mate. Like American cowboys, few true gauchos remain. We can still roam the imaginary grasslands and pretend. Before we can become gauchos we must dress appropriately: bombachas de campo (comfy cotton pants with button at the ankle), alpargatas (rope sole and canvas shoes), poncho, and a hat!! (hats differ regionally, but you might wear your boinas [beret] around town). Let’s meet the gauchos, in our own silly way, in this video.
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