Gran Chaco people
Area of the Gran Chaco | |
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 300,000 (est. 2010) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay | |
| Languages | |
| See text | |
| Religion | |
| traditional tribal religion, Catholicism, Protestantism, atheism |
The indigenous Gran Chaco people consist of approximately thirty-five tribal groups in the Gran Chaco of South America. Because, like the Great Plains of North America, the terrain lent itself to a nomadic lifestyle, there is little to no archaeological evidence of their prehistoric occupation. Contributing to this near-absence of archaeological data is the lack of suitable raw material for stone tools or permanent construction and soil conditions that are not conducive to the preservation of organic material.