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Gauchos go for a wild ride at Uruguay festival
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A gaucho rides an untamed horse during the Patria Gaucha Festival in Tacuarembo, 400 km (249 miles) north of Montevideo, March 8, 2012. The festival celebrates the preservation of the country's rural traditions and country life. REUTERS/Andres Stapff (URUGUAY - Tags: SOCIETY ANIMALS)ANDRES STAPFF / Reuters
A gaucho is thrown off an untamed horse during the Patria Gaucha Festival in Tacuarembo, 400 km (249 miles) north of Montevideo, March 8, 2012. The festival celebrates the preservation of the country's rural traditions and country life. REUTERS/Andres Stapff (URUGUAY - Tags: SOCIETY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)ANDRES STAPFF / Reuters
People carry a gaucho out of the field after he was thrown off by an untamed horse during the Patria Gaucha Festival in Tacuarembo, 400 km (249 miles) north of Montevideo, March 8, 2012. The festival celebrates the preservation of the country's rural traditions and country life. REUTERS/Andres Stapff (URUGUAY - Tags: SOCIETY)ANDRES STAPFF / Reuters
The Fiesta de la Patria Gaucha is held each year in the Uruguayan town of Tacuarembo to celebrate the preservation of the country's rural traditions.
