Huaso
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A huaso is a Chilean countryman and skilled horseman, similar to the American cowboy, the Mexican charro, the gaucho of Argentina, Uruguay and Rio Grande Do Sul, and the Australian stockman. A female
Huaso in a Chilean wheat field, 1940
"The Huaso and the Washerwoman" by Mauricio Rugendas (1835).
Espuelas, or silvered steel spurs, of a Chilean huaso
Monument to the Huaso in Lo Miranda, Chile.
Morochuco
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The Morochucos are the cowboys of the plains of the Peruvian Andes, living mainly in the Region of Ayacucho. They raise cattle and tame horses for their livelihood, and they engage in other typical ac
A morochuco in the Peruvian Andes
Morochuco