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... Paraguay , where it is called the Chaco Boreal ( North Chaco ) by Argentines . The Argentine sector between the Pilcomayo River and the Bermejo River is known as the Chaco Central . Southward to the 30th parallel , where the Pampa ...
... Paraguay , where it is called the Chaco Boreal ( North Chaco ) by Argentines . The Argentine sector between the Pilcomayo River and the Bermejo River is known as the Chaco Central . Southward to the 30th parallel , where the Pampa ...
Page 43
... Paraguay water route and then along railroads built to serve the quebracho industry . Resistencia was founded in 1878 and Formosa in 1879 . The harsh physical conditions of the Gran Chaco explain why its native peoples did not engage in ...
... Paraguay water route and then along railroads built to serve the quebracho industry . Resistencia was founded in 1878 and Formosa in 1879 . The harsh physical conditions of the Gran Chaco explain why its native peoples did not engage in ...
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... Paraguay . From 1865 to 1870 , a triple alliance of Argentina , Brazil , and Uruguay carried on a war to the death against Paraguay , employing modern weapons and tens of thou- sands of troops . The war with Paraguay did not disrupt ...
... Paraguay . From 1865 to 1870 , a triple alliance of Argentina , Brazil , and Uruguay carried on a war to the death against Paraguay , employing modern weapons and tens of thou- sands of troops . The war with Paraguay did not disrupt ...
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