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In the America's with David Yetman
A Gaucho Gathering in Uruguay
Season 5
Episode 501
Each year several thousand gauchos—Uruguayan cowboys—gather in the interior town of Tacuarembó for a festival and parade. David travels to a ranch deep in the interior and follows the gaucho life and their preparations for the parade.
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