Municipal Governor: Armando Castaindevát

Surface: 5,144 Km2 (source: Enciclopedia gráfica del Uruguay; Montevideo Comm)

Population: 25,104 habitants (source: 2004 census)

Capital City: Trinidad (19,901 habitants)

Economy
Outside Trinidad, Flores is agricultural, primarily raising cattle for export and sheep for wool and Gauchos, the South American cowboys, can still be seen riding the plains. There are many active ranches (Spanish: estancias), some of which can be visited by tourists [3]. However, Flores keeps its traditions whilst utilising the best of modern technology. For example, in Trinidad horsecarts can still be widely observed, but communications are all digital, and wireless internet is available throughout the department.

Fauna
Over 100 species of birds can be found in Flores. For example, rufous horneros, with their oven-like nests, can be seen sitting atop fence posts. Huge colonies of green parrots' nests hang high in the tall eucalyptus. Southern lapwings, locally known as teros, burrowing owls, and elegant-crested tinamou nest in open fields while long wing harriers, gray eagles, and hawks soar high above. Some of the largest great kiskadees are extremely common as are the guira, a type of cuckoo. Along quiet country lanes giant wood rails, pink spoonbills and kingfishers can be seen, alongside flocks of ibis and white egrets in the pastures. Red headed cardinals, both orange throated and red necked woodpeckers, and scissor-tailed nightjars can be seen in the small stands of trees that dot the countryside. Long, split tailed flycatchers zip above the rich grass around twilight. Glittering-bellied emerald hummingbirds drink from the tall purple flowers that carpet the fields from Spring until Fall.

Tegu lizards, armadillos, fox, skunks, hares, opossums and snakes enjoy the undeveloped pastures which dominate the department.

A nature reserve is maintained in the department's capital, Trinidad (see link, below).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flores_Department