In the region of Neuquén, in Argentina, the astonishing landscape of Northern Patagonia is suddenly and recurrently disrupted by the fossil fuels industry. The endless plain is cut by worm-like roads and countless fracking towers, as its underground hides one of the biggest oil and gas reserves in Latin America: Vaca Muerta.
Around 925 million barrels of oil equivalent are stored 3.000 meters deep in an area of about 30.000 square kilometers between the provinces of Neuquén, Río Negro, La Pampa and Mendoza.
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