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THE NEW YORK TIMES: Uruguay Saw Opportunity in China. It Got Schooled in the Hazards of Trade.
Uruguay’s pursuit of a trade deal with China has angered its powerful neighbors while failing to yield economic gains.
Text by Peter S. Goodman
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The gauchos move a herd of Wagyu-Angus bull-calves that drink in a lake on the El Alamo estancia in Velazquez, Uruguay, on Tuesday, June 13, 2023. Photographer: Sarah Pabst for The New York Times
Wagyu-Angus bull-calves stand on a meadow on the El Alamo estancia in Velazquez, Uruguay, on Monday, June 12, 2023. Photographer: Sarah Pabst for The New York Times
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Gaucho Ignacio Valerio tames a young horse on the El Alamo estancia in Velazquez, Uruguay, on Monday, June 12, 2023. Photographer: Sarah Pabst for The New York Times
Gaucho Juan Martin Zerboni pets the prize-winning Wagyu bull at the El Alamo estancia in Velazquez, Uruguay, on Tuesday, June 13, 2023. Photographer: Sarah Pabst for The New York Times
Owner Jorge Gonzalez stands for a portrait in the Solis slaughterhouse in Lavalleja, Uruguay, on Thursday, June 15, 2023. Photographer: Sarah Pabst for The New York Times
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Gaucho Juan Martin Zerboni moves a herd of Wagyu-Angus bull-calves through the corrals at El Alamo estancia for vaccines, weight, and to read their chip in Velazquez, Uruguay, on Tuesday, June 13, 2023. Photographer: Sarah Pabst for The New York Times
Gaucho Alvaro Delgado gallops over a bridge while moving a herd of Wagyu-Angus bull-calves on the El Alamo estancia in Velazquez, Uruguay, on Tuesday, June 13, 2023. Photographer: Sarah Pabst for The New York Times
A crane at the port of Montevideo, Uruguay, on Thursday, June 15, 2023. Photographer: Sarah Pabst for The New York Times
Crane operator Pablo Mendez overlooks the port of Montevideo, Uruguay, on Thursday, June 15, 2023. Photographer: Sarah Pabst for The New York Times
Sun sets behind stackers in the port of Montevideo, Uruguay, on Thursday, June 15, 2023. Photographer: Sarah Pabst for The New York Times
Economist Pablo da Rocha stands for a portrait in the hall of the (main labor union federation) PIT-CNT, in Montevideo, Uruguay, on Thursday, June 15, 2023. Photographer: Sarah Pabst for The New York Times
(From left to right) Gauchos Juan Martin Zerboni and Ignacio Cabrera open and close gates, weigh and register a herd of Wagyu-Angus bull calves in the corrals at El Alamo in Velazquez, Uruguay, on Tuesday, June 13, 2023. Photographer: Sarah Pabst for The New York Times
The horse’s tail is braided and tied traditionally on a work day in the early morning on the El Alamo estancia in Velazquez, Uruguay, on Tuesday, June 13, 2023. Photographer: Sarah Pabst for The New York Times
Working tools at the El Alamo estancia in Velazquez, Uruguay, on Tuesday, June 13, 2023. Photographer: Sarah Pabst for The New York Times
Spores are tied to a boot for a work day in the early morning on the El Alamo estancia in Velazquez, Uruguay, on Tuesday, June 13, 2023. Photographer: Sarah Pabst for The New York Times
The gauchos Junior Almeida (left) and Ignacio Cabrera prepare the horses for a work day in the early morning on the El Alamo estancia in Velazquez, Uruguay, on Tuesday, June 13, 2023. Photographer: Sarah Pabst for The New York Times
Estancia owner Raymond de Smedt sits on his horse for a portrait in front of El Alamo estancia in Velazquez, Uruguay, on Tuesday, June 13, 2023. Photographer: Sarah Pabst for The New York Times
The gauchos move a herd of Wagyu-Angus bull-calves through the corrals at El Alamo estancia for vaccines, weight, and to read their chip in Velazquez, Uruguay, on Tuesday, June 13, 2023. Photographer: Sarah Pabst for The New York Times
Gauchos tame a young horse on the El Alamo estancia in Velazquez, Uruguay, on Monday, June 12, 2023. Photographer: Sarah Pabst for The New York Times
The gauchos chat and eat during their midday break at the El Alamo estancia in Velazquez, Uruguay, on Tuesday, June 13, 2023. Photographer: Sarah Pabst for The New York Times
The gauchos (from left to right) Alvaro Delgado, Manuel Besa, Ignacio Cabrera, Junior Almeida, and Juan Martin Zerboni stand for a portrait on their horses shortly before work starts on a chilly early morning on the El Alamo estancia in Velazquez, Uruguay, on Tuesday, June 13, 2023. Photographer: Sarah Pabst for The New York Times
A herd of Wagyu-Angus bull-calves is being moved to the El Alamo estancia in Velazquez, Uruguay, on Tuesday, June 13, 2023. Photographer: Sarah Pabst for The New York Times