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Gran Chaco
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Gran Cha·co  (grän chäk)
A lowland plain of central South America divided among Paraguay, Bolivia, and Argentina. The arid plain is largely uninhabited.
Gran Chaco (Spanish) [gran ˈtʃako]
n
(Placename) a plain of S central South America, between the Andes and the Paraguay River in SE Bolivia, E Paraguay, and N Argentina: huge swamps and scrub forest. Area: about 780 000 sq. km (300 000 sq. miles) Often shortened to Chaco
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Boat tours go to the Islas Ballestas from the dock at El Chaco beach and can be arranged through every hotel and travel agency in Pisco, Paracas, and Ica.
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Since the industry has plans of growing exponentially, it is possible that they will occupy primary or secondary forested areas, as already occurs with the plantations of soy in Argentina (where slowly forests of el Chaco have been displaced), Paraguay (where soy has replaced Pantanal, Atlantic Forest and Chaco areas) and even more dramatically in Brazil where Amazon forests, Pantanal, and Atlantic forests have been replaced by soy.
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