The Caranchos of Florida (novel)

The Caranchos of Florida (Spanish:Los Caranchos de la Florida) is a novel by the Argentine writer Benito Lynch, which was first published in 1916.^[1] The title refers to the crested caracara, a bird of prey known in Spanish as "Caranchos", and used as a pejorative similar to the English "vulture". The Florida in the title refers to a cattle ranch in rural Argentina, rather than the American state of the same name. It is part of the Gaucho literature genre.

The Caranchos of Florida

Author	Benito Lynch
Original title	Los caranchos de la Florida
Language	Spanish
Publication date	1916
Publication place	Argentina
Media type	Print

In 1938 it was adapted into a film of the same title.