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CHILDREN OF THE WILD WHO HAVE BEEN TAMED IN THE ARGENTINE CHACO
| The Gran Chaco is as utterly distinct from most other parts of the Argentine Republic as the Mont Blanc range is from Salisbury Plain. The region has been little explored on account of the hostility of the natives and its natural difficulties, the abundance of the insect and reptilian life offering another bar, as in the heart of Brazil. Quebracho wood grows abundantly here, and is an important item of commerce for which the white man ventures into the Chaco |