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Argentina Tours & Travel | Chaco National Park

The 37,000-acre Chaco National Park is part of the Gran Chaco that stretches north into Bolivia and Paraguay. It was established in 1954 to protect the region's red Quebracho Colorado tree as well as the scrubland and forests of the Eastern Chaco. The Quebracho, meaning "ax breaker" in Spanish, is valued for its hardwood and copious tannin, qualities that made the species exploited commercially elsewhere. The park, an interesting stop on Argentina tours, is located in Chaco Province.

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The park is teeming with wildlife including caiman, deer, and the black howler monkey. The thorny leaves of the chaguar provide protection to several species including the puma. Among the park's 340 species of birds you might see on your Argentina tours are the rhea, stork and cormorant.
Once inhabited by numerous nomadic tribes, the nearby indigenous communities include the Mocovies and the Tobas.
The park contains a large camping area with campsites, electricity and potable water for visitors on Argentina tours. The climate is warm with thirty to fifty inches of rain in summer. The best time to travel to Argentina if you intend to visit Chaco National Park is from April to October. Bring mosquito repellant. The nearest town is Capitan Solari.
For more information on visiting Chaco National Park when you travel to Argentina, email chaco@apn.gov.ar

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