| Along with the Amazon Basis, the Pantanal is one of the last virgin areas on the face of earth. A huge lowland plain, it is entirely overgrown by luxuriant vegetation dotted by thousands of rainbow colored flowers which bloom during the rainy season (January - June). It shelters innumerable rivers and crystal clear lakes. Along their shores are rare species of animals such as jaguars, peccaries, bob-cats, wild boards not to mention flocks of ducks, Gray Teals, pigeons, partridges and herons who live in total and undisturbed freedom protected by the laws that created the National Parks. No experience is more rewarding than a "safari" into this privileged wilderness to photograph the countless birds and animals silhouetted against the brilliant backdrop of foliage and blue skies. Better still is the knowledge that amid this incomparable natural scenery the visitor can find accommodation in large ranch where he will be pampered with local hospitality characteristic of the region. In the Pantanal the visitor will find an area of 77.220 square miles (nearly equal the size to West Germany) where life pulsates and nature, untouched by the hand of man, can be felt and enjoyed. |
