Trans-Chaco Rally

This yearly demonstration has been conducted in early July since 1970. It is popular among Paraguayans, coming in second only to the national sport, soccer. The rally's major stage spans the whole Gran Chaco, a wide and difficult terrain. Seeing some of the trucks struggle through the terrain is a good way to get a sense of the starkness of the landscape.

This is also known as the "Transchaco" rally or the "Chaco" rally, but they all signify the same thing. The Trans Chaco Rally is a huge automotive competition for resistance driving that was brought to the country in the early 1970s by a North American employee of a Paraguayan sanitation company. Since its inception, it has developed into an international rally, with thousands of people from Paraguay and around the world flocking to the Gran Chaco region to observe it.

When: July

Where: Gran Chaco