Welcome to The Gran Chaco

The Gran Chaco is a vast alluvial lowland, stretching north from Santa Fe and Córdoba provinces, across the entirety of Chaco and Formosa, and into Paraguay, Bolivia and Brazil. The western side, known as the Chaco Seco (Dry Chaco), has been dubbed the Impenetrable, due to its severe lack of water across an endless plain of thorn scrub. The eastern side is attractively fertile, and an important wildlife habitat.

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Deforestation continues apace here, with vast areas being cleared to plant soya, Argentina is now one of the world’s major soya producers. This has seriously affected Toba tribes, whose traditional environment is being destroyed.

Crossing the Gran Chaco from Formosa to Salta along the northern RN 81 is an interesting option on mostly decent paved road.

Protests from indigenous and other community groups often temporarily close roads in the Chaco – be patient and chat to the protesters while you wait.

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The Gran Chaco in detail