In today's image, we see our Milky Way galaxy stretching from lower left to upper right. On the left hand side, we see the Milky Way itself. On the right hand side, we see the Nandu bird sketched over it. This is how the Milky Way was seen by the indigenous peoples of Uruguay.

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