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Fortín Boquerón

TIME : 2016/2/19 15:55:56

Fortín Boquerón is the site of one of the decisive battles of the Chaco War (1932–35). There is an excellent museum as well as a graveyard of the fallen and a gigantic monument constructed from the original defenses and trenches. The site is 65km south of a turnoff at Cruce Los Pioneros on the Ruta Trans-Chaco.

Look for the hollowed-out palo borracho tree used as a sniper's nest. From the front it looks like a woodpecker hole but, despite being gutted more than 70 years ago, the tree is still alive!

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