the Pampas

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Map of Argentina highlighting the Pampas region in the central and eastern part of the country. The Pampas area is shaded, covering parts of Buenos Aires, La Pampa, Santa Fe, and Cordoba provinces. An inset in the upper left shows the Pampas location within Argentina. Major cities, rivers, and neighboring countries are also labeled.

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Tour the Pampas to catch sight of a giant anteater, crab-eating fox, and pampas deer

A flock of sheep grazes on grassy, shrub-dotted plains in the Pampas region of Patagonia, with low hills in the background.

Sierra de Córdoba

Learn about the arduous life of gaucho cattle farmers in the Pampas and how they provide beef globally

Learn how European immigrants settled and introduced agriculture and ranching to the Pampas in Argentina

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White text on a blue textured background reading Pampas.

How to Pronounce Pampas

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Tour the Pampas to catch sight of a giant anteater, crab-eating fox, and pampas deer

Tour the Pampas to catch sight of a giant anteater, crab-eating fox, and pampas deer

Mammals native to the Pampas include the giant anteater, the crab-eating fox, and...

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Learn about the arduous life of gaucho cattle farmers in the Pampas and how they provide beef globally

Learn about the arduous life of gaucho cattle farmers in the Pampas and how they provide beef globally

Argentine gauchos at work.

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Learn how European immigrants settled and introduced agriculture and ranching to the Pampas in Argentina

Learn how European immigrants settled and introduced agriculture and ranching to the Pampas in Argentina

Aerial views of the Pampas, east-central Argentina.

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Map of Argentina highlighting the Pampas region in the central and eastern part of the country. The Pampas area is shaded, covering parts of Buenos Aires, La Pampa, Santa Fe, and Cordoba provinces. An inset in the upper left shows the Pampas location within Argentina. Major cities, rivers, and neighboring countries are also labeled.

Pampas, The

The Pampas.

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A flock of sheep grazes on grassy, shrub-dotted plains in the Pampas region of Patagonia, with low hills in the background.

sheep in Argentina

Flock of sheep in the Pampas, Argentina.

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Sierra de Córdoba

Sierra de Córdoba

Sierra de Córdoba, facing east, overlooking an escarpment in the Pampa.

Chip and Rosa Maria Peterson

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