The Cuchilla de Caraguatá is a range of hills in
Uruguay
Uruguay, officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay, is a country in South America. It shares borders with Argentina to its west and southwest and Brazil to its north and northeast, while bordering the Río de la Plata to the south and the A ...
.
Location
It is situated in Uruguay's largest department,
Tacuarembó Department
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 th ...
, in the north of the country.
Name
The range of hills gives its name to a village formerly known as
Cuchilla de Caraguatá.
The word 'Caraguatá' originally referred to a local plant.
A nearby river is named the
Caraguatá River.
Featured in literature
'Caraguatá' is featured in the poetry of a local writer,
Circe Maia
Circe Maia, (born June 29, 1932, in Montevideo), is a Uruguayan poet, essayist, translator, and teacher.
Biography
Circe Maia was born in Montevideo, Uruguay, in 1932. Her parents were María Magdalena Rodríguez and the notary Julio Maia, both ...
.
['Circe Maia', Wikipedia (in Spanish) :es:Circe Maia,] Maia has written a series of poems entitled 'Poemas de Caraguatá', containing reflections to which local topography, flora and fauna have given rise.
See also
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References
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Hills of Uruguay
Landforms of Tacuarembó Department