Umm, let me see a South American cowboy is called somwthin' that I do not know so go home!!!! :P
whoever said that is mean
New Answer: Cowboys in South America are known by a variety of different names in different regions. Cowboys in South America are very diverse from each other and from the American Cowboy. The term Gaucho is commonly used to describe residents of the South American pampas, chacos, or Patagonian grasslands. In Venezuelan or Colombian the person is known as a llanero. In Uruguay and southern Brazil the person is known as a vaquero. In Chile the person is a huaso, and in Mexico the person is known as a charro.