UNICEF: Rep. leads 1,000km horseback trek across U...

MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay, 10 December 2007 -- The town square of Bella Unión in the northernmost tip of Uruguay was buzzing with excitement one day last month. The population of the border town had gathered to cheer the 'UNICEF Cabalgata' team, which was leaving for a four-week, 1,000-km cross-country trek on horseback that concluded here in the capital yesterday. Led by UNICEF Representative in Uruguay Tom Bergmann-Harris, the team included members of Uruguay's Scouts, riders from all walks of life and, of course, the hardy Criollo horses that are found throughout Latin America. To read the full story, visit: http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/uruguay_42129.html