Red quebracho
A rare tree.
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Chaco National Park is a reserve of about fifteen thousand hectares in eastern Chaco province near the town of Capitán Solari, created to protect the «humid Chaco»: dense forest alternating with grassy savanna, marshes and lagoons and palm groves, along a small river that crosses it. Its best-known tree is the red quebracho, a hard-timbered tree felled so heavily in the twentieth century that it became endangered; forests of it can be seen here, with white quebracho and lapacho. The park shelters howler monkeys, parrots, many birds and sometimes rarely seen larger animals. Marked trails lead to the Panza de Cabra, Yacaré and Carpincho lagoons. Entry is free and there is a free campsite with toilets and grills, but no food or drinking water is sold, so bring what you need. Winter suits a visit best; summer is hot, humid and full of mosquitoes.
A rare tree.
Birds and monkeys.
A night in the forest.
Near Capitán Solari, about 115 km northwest of Resistencia, Chaco province
Yes, and so is the campsite, but no food or drinking water is sold there.