In the crisis of 2001, he had to leave the cotton from the Chaco and went to Formosa to produce watermelons and squash: "I no longer project

It is striking that Ricardo "Pocho" Resler, aged 56, after a lifetime working the land—starting from a very young age alongside his father—and with plenty of life still ahead of him, is so adamant when he says: "I no longer project anything. Because in this country you have to live the moment, day by day". "You can't plan, because you no longer believe the politicians. However, you keep trying not to lose hope, and hopefully this time it will be true. You always believe the one who wins the elections and then turns out to disappoint you. So for now, I'm still giving Milei a chance and hope he doesn't disappoint us," he says. Ricardo recounts that his grandfather was a German who came from the Volga region and settled in General Acha, in the central east of La Pampa. There his father was born, and over time they had the opportunity to emigrate, to colonize the province of Chaco. That is how they settled on a piece of land in the area of Juan José Castelli, in the center of the ...