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In the interior of South America, east of the Andes and south of the Amazonian 

 forest, there is a vast grassland that extends over thousands of square miles. In Brazil 

 such country is known as "campo," in the Argentine as "pampas." The area is char- 

 acterized by seemingly limitless plains that may be either perfectly level or gently 

 undulating. Sparse forests of a modified or intermediate type occur here and there, 

 particularly along the watercourses. Elsewhere there is little vegetation except grass, 

 shrubs, and occasional stunted trees. 



The pampas are perhaps best known to the public for their gauchos, or native cow- 

 boys. These swarthy horsemen are a picturesque and hardy lot. Even today they ride a 



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