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| | Tacuarembo -- Encyclopædia Britannica |
 | | Founded in 1831 by Bernabé Rivera, it was first called Villa de San Fructuoso; later, it adopted the Guaraní Indian name Tacuarembó (from a firm, slender reed endemic to the region). |
| | Montevideo, the cultural heart of the country, is home to Uruguay's principal cultural institutions, including the National Library and the national museums of history, anthropology, natural history, and art. |
| | Several regional museums, such as the Museum of the Indian and Gaucho in Tacuarembó, have well-maintained historical collections. |
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