Pantanal - Pantanal

The Pantanal is an inland wetland area of ​​around 200,000 km². It was placed under nature protection and has been part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site. The name is derived from the Portuguese word pântano or swamp, however, the landscape is very diverse

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Pantanal
Pantanal

Regions

Most of the Pantanal is to the west of Brazil. The northern Pantanal takes up about a third of the area, it belongs to the state Mato Grosso and is best reached via the city Cuiabá. More than half of the area belongs to the southern Pantanal, it is in the state Mato Grosso do Sul and can from Campo Grande can be achieved from. The outskirts of the Pantanal reach up to Bolivia and Paraguay.

places

Northern Pantanal:

  • Poconé
  • Porto Jofre
  • Cáceres

Southern Pantanal:

  • Corumbá

Other goals

background

The Pantanal is a slightly inclined surface on which, among other things, the Rio Paraguay forms a huge inland delta together with other rivers. The dry season is in the months of July / August, in the rainy season from November to February the water level rises by several meters, then around two thirds of the area is under water. This results in a great diversity of species with over 3,500 plant species and around 1,200 different vertebrates, half of which are birds.

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getting there

  • Cuiabá, capital of Mato Grosso, northern access to the Paranal. From here a road leads to Poconé. This is where the Transpantaneira, a roughly 145 km long gravel road, it ends in Porto Jofre.
  • Campo Grande, capital of Mato Grosso del Sul. From here you can get to Corumbá

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Tourist Attractions

Because of the great diversity of species, the Pantanal offers excellent opportunities for game viewing. There are large numbers of Pantanal deer, spectacled caimans, capybaras, giant otters and jaguars. Often one also sees snakes like the anaconda. The bird life ranges from tiny hummingbirds to large water birds such as herons and storks, and rarer species such as the hyacinth macaw with its typical blue color can also be found.

  • Pantanal deer

    Pantanal deer

  • Jaburu stork

    Jaburu stork

  • Yellow-breasted Macaw

    Yellow-breasted Macaw / Arara canindé

  • Capybara - Capiva

activities

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accommodation

In the Pantanal there are a number of tourist-oriented lodges, but also Fazendaswho live mainly from cattle breeding.

security

The Pantanal is a yellow fever infection area, appropriate vaccinations are mandatory and necessary.

climate

literature

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