Uruguay

Published May 2, 2004 12:00AM


The Trip-Finder, January 1998 Uruguay Horseback Riding in Gaucho Country The Route: Stay for a week at Estancia La Calera, a 22,000-acre fifth-generation family ranch on the pampa northwest of Montevideo. A three-night camping excursion by horseback to neighboring ranches is included. When to go: Year-round Difficulty: Easy to moderate Travel advisory: Learn some Spanish before you go; although the ranch owners speak good English, the gauchos don’t. Basic riding skills won’t hurt, either. High/low points: Galloping on your nimble little Criollo horse past a thundering herd of 800 cows. Jumping off your horse to stretch your legs, only to land near a coiled rattlesnake. Copyright 1998, Outside magazine

The Trip-Finder, January 1998
Uruguay Horseback Riding in Gaucho Country The Route: Stay for a week at Estancia La Calera, a 22,000-acre fifth-generation family ranch on the pampa northwest of Montevideo. A three-night camping excursion by horseback to neighboring ranches is included. When to go: Year-round Difficulty: Easy to moderate Travel advisory: Learn some Spanish before you go; although the ranch owners speak good English, the gauchos don’t. Basic riding skills won’t hurt, either. High/low points: Galloping on your nimble little Criollo horse past a thundering herd of 800 cows. Jumping off your horse to stretch your legs, only to land near a coiled rattlesnake. Copyright 1998, Outside magazine

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