The Puelche are an extinct tribe of South American Indians. They inhabited the Pampas region near the Río Negro and Río Colorado. They were a nomadic people, and bred horses and cattle. They had their own language, and socially they resembled their Patagonian neighbours, especially the Tehuelche. South America South America is a continent crossed by the equator, with most of its area in the Southern Hemisphere. ... The pampas (from Quechua for plain) are the fertile lowlands that extend across c. ... The Colorado River (Spanish: Río Colorado) is a river in the south of Argentina. ... Patagonia is that portion of South America which, to the east of the Andes, lies mainly south of the Rio Negro (41°S), and, to the west of the Andes, south of (42°S). ... The Tehuelches is the collective name of the native tribes of Patagonia. ...

They hunted Guanaco and Rhea, and were proficient horsemen; fighting with lances and bolas. Binomial name Lama guanicoe (Müller, 1776) The Guanaco (Lama guanicoe) is an elegant, fine-boned lamoid animal that stands approximately 3 ft 6 (1. ... Species  Rhea americana  Rhea pennata The distribution of Rhea americana Rheas are large flightless birds native to South America. ... The term lance has become a catchall for a variety of different pole weapons based on the spear. ... A bola is a hunting weapon, mostly used in South America and consists of two or three heavy balls or stones tied to the ends of one or more lengths of cord or string. ...

They were absorbed by the Araucanians during the 1700s. The Mapuche are the pre-Hispanic inhabitants of Central and Southern Chile and Argentina. ... Events and Trends The Bonneville Slide blocks the Columbia River near the site of present-day Cascade Locks, Oregon with a land bridge 200 feet high. ...