My trip to Brazil staying in The Pantanal Wetlands!

in life •  7 years ago 

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After leaving the hidden city I made my way down to The Pantanal.



The Pantanal is a UNESCO World Heritage site mostly located in Brazil - but it's so big that it stretches over into Bolivia and Paraguay too. It's incredibly vast and the total area of about 60,000 square miles is larger than England!

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The Pantanal completely transforms over the months when the rain comes. It goes from dry to a huge wetland that is almost 80% flooded.

The whole environment, people, and wildlife are utterly dominated by these rains.

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In the dry season we travelled around in four wheel drives and on horseback, when the rain comes we swapped to little boats.

When people think of wildlife in Brazil they normally think of the Amazon. Not as many people go to The Pantanal but in terms of seeking wildlife - it's one of the best places I've ever been.

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Whilst in The Pantanal I volunteered as an assistant guide on an eco lodge called Xaraes. For some reason there was hardly any guests and I had hardly any work to do... because of this most of my time was spent in canoes going up and down rivers looking for wildlife.

The breadth of wildlife is fascinating.

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A very docile mini ant eater that had just woken up! He wasn't afraid of us at all.

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Hi Danny! What a great adventure you are on. It's nice to see your writing style, really makes it easy and fun to read. And that last picture, it's just amazing! That must be one of the nicest sunsets i have seen in quite a while!

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what an adventurous place...

very beautifull

  ·  7 years ago (edited)

Beautiful nature ! Brasil is definitely on my list...Following )

great pictures! upvoted, followed and resteemed! maybe have a look at my new post you might like it too :) Snorkling with Whalesharks

Adventurous! please brother; how do you managed to climb that amazing tree in your first picture? Really nice @dannystravels

I think a better question is how i managed to get down again!

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Danny, what a great adventure. We are following and upvoted.

Beautifull captured pictures @dannystravels, can you suggest me an easy to use DSLR and lens for a newbie ...

@dannystravels have a great journey ahead.

Great views!

Great adventure mate! And lovely photos too, I've never seen an Armadillo in real life, they look so cool. Followed you for more! :)

Such a beautiful pics! I loved to find your page. Im a huge fan of wildlife and landscapes. I live in venezuela and we got a part of the amazonas rainforest too.

Hey there! Thanks for interesting article and very nice pic.
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wow really awesome journey and cool nature discoveries ;)

Wonderful story :) I follow you .

Im follow you DannyExcellent work,thank you for sharing and I'll be keeping an eye on

Some great photos.

Hey Danny ...!
Beautiful pictures...good work...:)
upvoted and followed :)

Hi danny i think you'd be interested to know more about a potential travel place for you.

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P.S great topic just good luck and have fun :)

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Beautiful place.. Can't wait to visit one day!! Happy Steemin!!

Thats awesome

Hi Danny, I like your style. Awesome trip you are doing! I am new on Steemit and trying to set up a travel blog focused on my photography. Maybe you can follow me back to help me get out there. Love, mr.wonderlust