Pampa is a Quechua Indian term meaning “flat surface”. This grassy, treeless plain begins south of the Brazilian Highlands and extends into Argentina. Thick deposits of loess cover the Pampas. Since European colonization, herds of cattle and horses had taken over the land not utilized for crops.  

     The Pampas(Grasslands) is the region of Argentina where the gauchos are most abundant. The Pampas cover one-fifth of the country. It's a large flat plain that covers approximately 403,000 square miles. Including the provinces of: Buenos Aires, Córdoba, La Pampa, Santa Fé, San Luis and Entre Ríos. It's landscape contains mostly grass, with some small bushes, and few trees. The western Pampa is cattle country. The large farms and ranches("The Estancia") are fenced in now, but the gauchos used to drive huge herds of cattle across unfenced land.

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