Since I am an active person and love to do all kinds of activities, it's great that where I live has different seasons so I can do different activities. Just like people everywhere, young people in the Spanish-speaking world like to spend time with their friends, no matter what the season.

Question

In the invierno, or winter, many countries experience much colder weather than they do in other seasons. A lot of times, friends will gather in someone's home to talk together, listen to music, or play video games. Studying together is also a fun activity. One thing that a lot of people like to do in the winter is esquiar, or ski. Many Spanish-speaking countries have great ski resorts. Spain has many ski resorts in the mountain areas of the Pyrenees, Picos de Europa, and the Sierra Nevada. In Latin America, Argentina has Las Leñas and Castor Mount, while Chile has the Valle Nevado ski resort in the Andes, the biggest ski center in the southern hemisphere.
In the summer, there is plenty to do. Teenagers in Spanish-speaking countries, like many teenagers around the world, enjoy spending time outdoors. In coastal areas, friends often gather to go to the beach where they swim, sunbathe, play football, and even barbecue. In other areas, they might swim at a local swimming pool, in a refreshing river, or a natural swimming hole! Montar en bicicleta or en monopatín is also a fun summer activity.
In more recent years, however, teens around the world have taken to technological activities such as using their cell phones, which are called móviles or celulares. In a recent survey, 60% of Spanish kids and teens have their own cell phones. More than 90% of Spanish 15-year-olds have their own cell phones. In a study of several Latin American countries, approximately 84% of kids and teens have their own cell phones. As far as Internet usage goes, it is also another very popular activity in the Spanish-speaking world, as it is in the U.S. In the surveyed Latin American countries, almost 92% of kids and teens use the Internet, and 70% use it for more than an hour during the week.
Times have certainly changed from when I was a teenager!
(is the word gaucho mentioned in this)

Answer 1

No, the word "gaucho" is not mentioned in the text you provided. The text discusses various activities that young people in Spanish-speaking countries engage in during different seasons, but it does not include any reference to gauchos.