Mato Grosso´s vast wetlands

Down south, the world’s largest marshland is ten times the size of Florida‘s Everglades and one of its most diverse ecosystems – with for example the Americas’ largest concentration of fauna, including 100 species of mammals, 260 types of fish, and 80 reptile species). Known as the Pantanal, most of its 187,818-sq.-km (72,517-sq.-mi.) expa

This central-western state boasts the world’s largest marshland, ten times the size of Florida‘s Everglades and one of its most diverse ecosystems – with for example the Americas’ largest concentration of fauna, including 100 species of mammals, 260 types of fish, and 80 reptile species). Known as the Pantanal, most of its 187,818-sq.-km (72,517-sq.-mi.) expanse lies mostly in Mato Grosso do Sul and its gateway is the city of Cuiabá; the best way to explore here is on horseback!

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