Photo: Gaucho, San Antonio de Areco, Argentina

A close up showing some of a gaucho's traditional clothing. The belt is called a riestra and is covered with coins. The leather boots and loose trousers (bombachas) are also made in the typical gaucho style. San Antonio de Areco is located 110km from the city of Buenos Aires and is known for it's colonial buildings and Gauchos, the cowboys of Argentina. Every Friday (weather permitting) a group of local Gauchos attend a Fogón, a meeting where they can talk, eat, drink and play traditional games like Taba.