War in the ‘Green Hell’

In the lull between world wars, Paraguay and Bolivia battled over a wasteland of desert scrub, deadly reptiles and rumored oil deposits South America’s Chaco Boreal is a deadly place. Temperatures often reach 100 degrees Fahrenheit in the flat, arid region approximately the size of Oregon. The “Green Hell,” as it is known, is home …

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