In order not to repeat myself here, I’ll re-post the link to my Chaco experience I wrote about on RumBum.com

https://rumbum.com/953-a-night-in-the-chaco#continue_post

This tree is called the “palo borracho”, the drunken stick. The engorged trunk is actually a lifesaver for the tree: when the rains come, the tree stores water reserves in the trunk. I’d smile every time I saw one (which was quite often!)

Crappy night’s sleep, but the Chaco is an incredible place. Here are some of the sounds the next morning: