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Paraguay The Chaco Region
Separated from the Paraneña region by the Río Paraguay, the
Chaco region is a vast plain with elevations reaching no higher
than 300 meters and averaging 125 meters. Covering more than 60
percent of Paraguay's total land area, the Chaco plain gently
slopes eastward to the Río Paraguay. The Gran Chaco, the entire
western portion of the region, is subdivided into the Alto Chaco
(Upper Chaco), bordering on Bolivia, and the Bajo Chaco (Lower
Chaco), bordering on the Río Paraguay. The low hills in the
northwestern part of the Alto Chaco are the highest parts in the
Gran Chaco. The main feature of the Bajo Chaco is the Estero
Patiño, the largest swamp in the country at 1,500 square
kilometers.
Data as of December 1988
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