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The culture of Uruguay is diverse since the nation's population is one of multicultural origins. Modern Uruguayan culture is known to be heavily European influenced, mostly by the contribution of its alternating conquerors, Italy, Spain and Portugal, and from the large numbers of immigrants who arrived in the country from the 19th century ...
v. t. e. Indigenous peoples in Uruguay or Native Uruguayans, are the peoples who have historically lived in the modern state of Uruguay. Because of genocidal colonial practices, disease and active exclusion, only a very small share of the population is aware of the country's indigenous history or has known indigenous ancestry. [3][4] Scholars ...
Sei whale. Striped dolphin. The order Cetacea includes whales, dolphins and porpoises. They are the mammals most fully adapted to aquatic life with a spindle-shaped nearly hairless body, protected by a thick layer of blubber, and forelimbs and tail modified to provide propulsion underwater. Suborder: Mysticeti.
Accipitridae is a family of birds of prey, which includes hawks, eagles, kites, harriers, and Old World vultures. These birds have powerful hooked beaks for tearing flesh from their prey, strong legs, powerful talons, and keen eyesight. Twenty species have been recorded in Uruguay. White-tailed kite, Elanus leucurus.
The museum has more than 700 exhibits on ethnographic or archeological themes. The museum mainly focuses on the culture of the indigenous people in Uruguay, but there are also exhibits on other parts of Latin America, among them, there is the Mesoamerica region, which includes Mexico and Guatemala, the intermediate region which includes Colombia and Ecuador, this section is about the Cuasmal ...
Gaucho from Argentina, photographed in Peru, 1868. A gaucho (Spanish:) or gaúcho (Portuguese:) is a skilled horseman, reputed to be brave and unruly.The figure of the gaucho is a folk symbol of Argentina, Paraguay, [1] Uruguay, Rio Grande do Sul in Brazil, the southern part of Bolivia, [2] and the south of Chilean Patagonia. [3]
The Gaucho culture, or Gaúcho culture, is the set of knowledge, arts, tools, food, traditions and customs that have served as a reference to the gaucho. Geographically, in the 18th and 19th centuries it was extended by a region of South America that covers much of the territory of Argentina, [ 3 ] all of Uruguay, and the state of Rio Grande do ...
The culture of Francehas been shaped by geography, by historical events, and by foreign and internal forces and groups. France, and in particular Paris, has played an important role as a center of high culturesince the 17th century and from the 19th century on, worldwide. From the late 19th century, France has also played an important role in ...