Since the arrival of the Spanish in the Chaco region of Paraguay, has just changed. The most parched plains of the Chaco area through the southeastern boundary of Bolivia, through parts of Paraguay, Brazil and Argentina.

Today still, a majority unexplored, the last frontier of South America.

Covering approximately 250,000 square kilometers, the Chaco is one of the warmer regions of South America. Dry spells and floods alternative in this hard clay soil that makes any kind of agriculture that is nearly impossible. With the area is almost impassable because of the enormous amount of cactus and thorns.

During early 1930, it was believed that the oil-rich Chaco. And two of the largest oil companies, Shell and Standard, began exploring the area. As a result of competition on the profits of a potential oil strike, the Chaco War between Paraguay and Bolivia erupted, lasting from 1932 to 1935.

At that time, Bolivia has more Chaco of Paraguay. However, as a result of its defeat, Bolivia ceded the region of Paraguay.

Although hostilities among the two nations continued, and will not cease until the hunt for oil proved ineffective.

The Chaco is now about 61 percent of the total area of ​​Paraguay, but also is the largest section, is also the least populated. Just over 2 percent of the population of the nation brave the harsh conditions of the area and call home.

In the capital city of Asuncion, which pass through the Low Chaco, an area that has the swamps and forests of palm trees and lead to the Middle Chaco. Here are the farms and outlets established by the Mennonites of German decent. They also created their own schools and are counted as the only structured community in the whole area of ​​Chaco.
While few Paraguayans living in the area, which is a popular place for tourists. The area is rich in flora and fauna that can only be found in the Chaco, there are over 300 different types of medicinal plants and over 500 different types of hardwood.

The region is also home to various types of animals such as jaguars, wolves, mountain lions, ostriches in South America and many types of birds. Visitors can enjoy horseback riding to the great marshes and wooded areas that are almost completely unexplored.