The Cuchilla de Caraguatá is a range of hills in Uruguay.
Location edit
It is situated in Uruguay's largest department, Tacuarembó Department, in the north of the country.
Name edit
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 edit
'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.
See also edit
References edit
- ^ 'Circe Maia', Wikipedia (in Spanish) es:Circe Maia,