Pantanal - Mato Grosso

The Pantanal in southwest Brazil is the largest wetland on earth. Over 1700 plant species, more than 650 different bird species, 240 fish species and over 120 mammal species live in this regularly flooded grassland. Jaguars, giant otters, caimars, capybaras, tapirs and the are still frequently seen here on the banks of the Rio Paraguay.