| Imagine a region almost twice the size of England; | | | | unique in the world. |
| imagine it as an African savannah, at the height of the | | | | But... you should also understand the nature of |
| summer, and as an infinite water lake, with no signs of | | | | Pantanal, and the reason why it is largely unknown... |
| human presence and very few signs of vegetable life, | | | | Pantanal doesn't have any shopping malls or air |
| most of the year. | | | | conditioning. It's a place of mud, most of the year. It's |
| Imagine a place with 650 species of birds, 260 species | | | | not necessary to face a high discomfort to visit it, but |
| of fish (such as the catfish, weighing up to 260 | | | | some discomfort is unavoidable. |
| pounds), an unknown number of species of butterflies, | | | | The Pantanal is a place with too much water and mud, |
| and caimans, anacondas, capybaras (the largest | | | | and plenty of mosquitoes (insect repellent - lots of it - |
| rodent in the world), agoutis (other rodent), tapirs, | | | | is indispensable) where trips may be difficult, and may |
| peccaries, jaguars, pumas, giant anteaters, ocelots, | | | | have to be made on horseback, or special trucks and |
| giant otters, armadillos, several species of monkeys, | | | | jeeps, or by boat. |
| including the capuchins, and dozens of other unusual | | | | Pantanal is a place for those who love nature and are |
| species of animals. | | | | ready to make some sacrifices to see it at its best. If |
| This world is not fiction. It exists, it shelters the hugest | | | | you are a bird and nature lover, and if you like |
| concentration of animal life in America. It is called the | | | | adventure travel, you will love the Pantanal. |
| Pantanal, and is located in Brazil, 1,000 miles from Sao | | | | Avoid the rainy season (from December to March). It's |
| Paulo. | | | | not the ideal period to travel, unless you just want to |
| By its own right, Pantanal ranks very highly in the | | | | have only a very partial view of Pantanal. It's much |
| adventure tourism business. The concentration of | | | | better to visit the Pantanal in the dry season (July to |
| animal life - especially big birds: macaws, parrots, | | | | September). |
| toucans, egrets, crakes, eagles, owls, oropendulas... - is | | | | |