Impenetrable Irupé Tentorio of the Gran Chaco (Argentina)

To venture into the ecosystem of the Gran Chaco, one must avoid the rains: many of its roads and paths are made of dry earth and there is a high risk of getting stuck. In this subtropical dry forest of 49 million hectares, located in the northwest of Argentina, signals for communication or GPS navigation are almost non-existent. Silvia Godoy, a beekeeper from the indigenous qom community, gives directions the old-fashioned way to reach her home: “Turn left, halfway down the dirt road there is a white sign, and further ahead is my house.”