Another field season in the pilcomayo

Yann conducted another field season in the Pilcomayo River area in the Paraguayan Chaco in April/May. He first disseminated a booklet summarizing the history of the region, adapted from a paper about to be published - a promise he had made on earlier visits. He also continued inquiring about land-use dynamics, particularly the question of land-use intensification through pastures, and the moral economy of land. Fortunately, this time, the temperature was much more bearable, although rains made transportation difficult at times - the roads in the Pilcomayo turn to a very slippery mud as soon as it rains!