The Chaco of Northern Paraguay is considered one of the last wild corners of our planet, and we will spend 12 days enjoying this and other ecosystems in the country. Towards the end of 15th Century, the Inca Empire was expanding its domains reaching the Great Chaco. In fact, the meaning of the word "Chaco" is akin to "Chacu", the ceremonial practice hunting of the inhabitants of the South of the Inca Empire. After the Amazon, the savanna of the dry Chaco is part of the second largest ecosystem in South America. We will explore semi-arid and humid zones, and spectacular saline lagoons of the Central Chaco. As we drive the roads that cross the Paraguayan Chaco, we will see flooded palm forest, high forests of quebracho and, in the border regions of the Bolivian Chaco, sand formations typical of deserts, covered by thorny vegetation. The Chaco is home of a great diversity of birds,more than 500 species are found in the Paraguayan Chaco with about 30 species considered endemic to the Chaco Biome, 18 of them in Paraguay. Without any doubt that the Gran Chaco is one of the best place in South America to observe mammals such as: Jaguar, Puma, Jaguarundi, Ocelot and Geoffroy´s Cat, Lowland Tapir, Chaco, Collared and White-lipped Peccary, Maned Wolf, Giant and Tamandua Anteaters, Chaco Mara and others. As well as exploring both the dry and humid Chaco regions, we will spend some time in the Cerrado, Atlantic forest and wetlands looking for more of the region's wildlife.

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