Pampas in cities, as industrialization picked up after the 1930s. As a result, Argentina's history of immigration in Buenos Aires Province is typically associated with cities and urban life, unlike in Entre Ríos Province and Santa Fe Province, where European immigration took on a more rural profile. Pampas The Pampas (from the , meaning "plain") are fertile South American lowlands that cover more than and include the Argentine provinces of Buenos Aires, La Pampa, Santa Fe, Entre Ríos and Córdoba; all of Uruguay; and the southernmost Brazilian State, Rio Grande do Sul. The vast plains are a natural region, interrupted only
2012 storm in southern Uruguay home. Luckily enough, it was the week of spring holidays, so children did not have to attend school. Meteorologists considered this to be an extratropical cyclone. General comment was that his cyclone was less severe than the 2005 storm. Three people were reported dead in San José, due to a flood. This storm is part of a regional phenomenon covering also Argentina, Paraguay, and Bolivia, where other people were reported dead as well. 2012 storm in southern Uruguay In 2012, a strong storm swept across southern Uruguay from 18 to 19 September. The main area affected were the departments on