Gran Chaco

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The Gran Chaco (also called Chaco or Chaco Plain) is a vast semiarid lowland region in central South America, spanning over one million square kilometres (390,000 sq mi) across eastern Bolivia, western Paraguay, northern Argentina, and parts of Brazil. It forms part of the Río de la Plata basin. The Gran Chaco features a mix of tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, thorn scrub, savannas, wetlands, and palm groves, making it the continent's second-largest forested ecoregion and a region of high ecological diversity. The Gran Chaco is home to more than 3,400 plant species, around 500 bird species, 150 mammals, and more than 200 reptiles and amphibians, including jaguars, giant armadillos, peccaries, and maned wolves. Its forests and soils also store carbon and regulate water cycles, playing a significant role in climate moderation. The region has been sparsely inhabited for centuries by Indigenous peoples, including the Wichí, Qom, Pilagá, Guaraní, and Ayoreo, among others. Today...

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