and Jorge Majfud are from Tacuarembó, as is José Núñez, 19th century Nicaraguan politician. Some Uruguayans claim that the tango musician Carlos Gardel was born near Tacuarembó, in the village of Valle Edén. Scholarly consensus is that he was born in Toulouse, France, then raised in Buenos Aires, but as an adult he obtained legal papers saying he was born in Tacuarembó, probably to avoid French military authorities. See also Cerro Batoví References External links DelTacua.com.uy Community Article on the Laguna de Lavaderas of the city's park, Official Portal of Uruguayan Government "Fundamentos Culturales de Tacuarembó" Washington Benavides, Ciudadano Ilustre de Tacuarembó. INE map of Tacuarembó and La Pedrera Populated places in the Tacuarembó Department Populated places established in 1832