Cuchilla de Caraguatá

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The Cuchilla de Caraguatá is a range of hills in Uruguay.

Uruguay republic in South America

Uruguay, officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay, is a country in the southeastern region of South America. It borders Argentina to its west and Brazil to its north and east, with the Río de la Plata to the south and the Atlantic Ocean to the southeast. Uruguay is home to an estimated 3.44 million people, of whom 1.8 million live in the metropolitan area of its capital and largest city, Montevideo. With an area of approximately 176,000 square kilometres (68,000 sq mi), Uruguay is geographically the second-smallest nation in South America, after Suriname.

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Location

It is situated in Uruguay's largest department, Tacuarembó Department, in the north of the country.

Tacuarembó Department Place in Uruguay

Tacuarembó is the largest department of Uruguay and it is part of its northern region. Its capital is Tacuarembó. It borders Rivera Department to its north and east, the departments of Salto, Paysandú and Río Negro to its west and has the river Río Negro flowing along its south border, separating it from the departments of Durazno and Cerro Largo.

Name

The range of hills gives its name to a village formerly known as Cuchilla de Caraguatá.

Cruz de los Caminos, Tacuarembó Village in Tacuarembó Department, Uruguay

Cruz de los Caminos, formerly named Cuchilla de Caraguatá or Caraguatá is a village in the Tacuarembó Department of Uruguay. It took its original name from a nearby range of hills, known as the Cuchilla de Caraguatá. The word 'Caraguatá' refers to a local plant and is also the name of a nearby stream.

The word 'Caraguatá' originally referred to a local plant.

A nearby river is named the Caraguatá River.

'Caraguatá' is featured in the poetry of a local writer, Circe Maia. [1] Maia has written a series of poems entitled 'Poemas de Caraguatá', containing reflections to which local topography, flora and fauna have given rise.

Circe Maia Uruguayan writer

Circe Maia,, is a Uruguayan poet, essayist, translator, and teacher.

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Cuchillas, meaning blade or mountain ridge, in Spanish, may refer to:

References

  1. 'Circe Maia', Wikipedia (in Spanish) es:Circe Maia,

Coordinates: 32°23′20″S55°2′37″W / 32.38889°S 55.04361°W / -32.38889; -55.04361

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