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• What you will
see and to here in the Brazilian Pantanal: Because of its immense and varied
ecosystem, it is highly recommended that you stay at least 5 days in the
region.
• By land (in special 4x4 vehicle) or by water (on board of the Brisa Boat
Hotel), it is possible to travel by the main sub-regions of the Pantanal (Nhecolândia,
Paiaguás, Nabileque, |
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Abobral,
the Castelo Bay) and the cities of Corumbá, Ladário,
Aquidauana, Miranda, Porto Murtinho, Poconé, Barão de Melgaço, and Cáceres)
through personalized programs or one of our special packages, so that you
can enjoy the best of our fauna and flora, promoting a true physical, mental
and spiritual renewal.
• Always "armed" with photo or video camera, you can make a series of
activities in contact with the nature, as:
- Fluvial tours on board of boat-hotels;
- Fauna watching (birds, mammals, reptiles, etc);
- Walking by rustic trails;
- Spotlighting of caimans and other nocturnal animals;
- Canoeing and boat tours;
- Horseback ridings;
- Fisheries and much more. |
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• The Pantanal is the largest
floodable plain on the Earth whose main portion (about 138.000 km²) is
located within the boudaries of the State of South Mato Grosso, Brazil.
It contains one of the richest ecosystems of the planet, sheltering a great
variety of animals and vegetables. |
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approximately 720 species of birds, 89 of mammals, 230 of
fish, 52 of reptiles and a flora quite diversified. |
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• The
Pantanal occupies an extension of more than 770 km (North-South sense),
83% of its area belong to Brazil (States of Mato Grosso and South Mato
Grosso), 15% to Bolivia and a small part to Paraguay, where it is known by
the name Chaco).
• It receives waters from a great amount of rivers that feed the River
Paraguay, whose basin determines the flood and dry cycles that characterize
its ecosystem. At the time of flood (usually of December to May) the rivers
overflow, turning the area a great flooded plain, but
with little depth. The fish and reptiles are dispersed and the other animals
concentrate in the dry areas.
• The means of transportation are horses, tractors, boats or smal aircrafts.
At that time of drought (usually of June to November) the waters lower and
the rivers occupy their original beds and several ponds again (bays) appear
and can eventually dry completely as the months pass by. During this period,
those ponds shelter a great concentration of animals (reptiles, birds,
mammals). It is a paradise for bird watchers and nature photographers.
It is now considered as Patrimony of the Humanity by the United
Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
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