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Brazil's Wildlife Paradise

In my opinion, the Pantanal is one of South America's best wildlife secrets. The Amazon has the fame - but the Pantanal is where you have best chance to see wildlife. The Pantanal is a large grassland and wetland area much larger than Florida's Everglades, and about half the size of France. There's a higher density of wildlife, and clearer views. The area is given over to cattle ranches which, for the past 250 years, have (mostly) co-existed with the region's wildlife.

The region is one of the most bio-diverse on the planet, with around 475 species of birds, 350 species of fish, 135 species of mammals, and around 80 reptile species. Wildlife includes macaws, caiman (small crocodilians known locally as Jacaré), giant anteaters, anaconda, jaguar, puma and monkeys.

Caiman Yararé sitting on a Pantanal riverbank.

Amazon Kingfisher flying low over the water.

Driving along a backroad outside Corumbá in an old Ford F-75.

Pantanal horseman checking horses before purchase

House along banks of the Paraguai river.

Collecting forest products and traditional medicine

Parakeet eating fruit in trees near the Corumbá Porto Geral

Large Pintado catfish at Corumbá market.

View of Serra do Amolar on the banks of the Paraguay River. This is one of the best locations to find jaguars.

Boat driver ferrying visitors from Corumbá into the Serra do Amolar area.

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Andrew Mercer

I'm a Business Intelligence and Data Warehousing consultant based in Brisbane, Australia. I've consulted on or managed several large BI systems in New Zealand, Australia and Latin America.

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