CAMPITOS

Chilean sheep herder Lorenzo Cortez Vargas prepares for a day of work near his "campito," or small horse-drawn camp wagon, while watching a herd on Bureau of Land Management land outside Rock Springs, Wyo., Saturday, Feb. 7, 2009. Sheep herders working in southern Wyoming along the Colorado border complain of low pay, poor accomodations and lack of health care after they arrive on H2A visas to work for local ranchers. (Kevin Moloney for the New York Times)

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Chilean sheep herder Lorenzo Cortez Vargas prepares for a day of work near his "campito," or small horse-drawn camp wagon, while watching a herd on Bureau of Land Management land outside Rock Springs, Wyo., Saturday, Feb. 7, 2009. Sheep herders working in southern Wyoming along the Colorado border complain of low pay, poor accomodations and lack of health care after they arrive on H2A visas to work for local ranchers. (Kevin Moloney for the New York Times)