| − | The '''Gran Chaco''' ('Gran' from [[Spanish]], meaning 'large', and 'Chaco' from [[Quechua]], meaning 'hunting land') is a South American geographical region shared between [[Argentina]], [[Bolivia]], [[Brazil]], and [[Paraguay]]. It is a hot and dry lowland region belonging to the [[Río de la Plata]] river basin. From 1932-1935, Paraguay and Bolivia [[Chaco War|fought]] over supposed [[oil]] reserves in a portion of the Gran Chaco; oil was never found in that area.
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