Hunting Anaconda in the Swamp - Reserva Provincial Ibera

After leaving the missions, we headed south to Reserva Provincial Ibera. The area was a little difficult to reach, but was really good to visit, possibly my favourite place in Argentina. It´s a quiet place, with only a few overseas tourists (as yet), all of those whom we met were a good bunch. It´s crawling with interesting wildlife... here are some photos.

This is some people on one of the little boats that are used to explore the lagoon. We were in Ibera a few days, and went out on the lagoon with a guide once during the daytime and once at night, and by ourselves in a canoe once in the evening. There are caymans (kind of like crocodiles), carpinchillos (like giant hampsters), howler monkeys, swamp deer, loads of birds, cool vines that strangle trees, foxes, and more...

Hunting for anacondas on horseback in the swamp (we didn´t find any, just a normal snake, but the ride was good).

A Cayman...

A Carpinchillo (spot it), on a floating island. The floating islands are natural and made of dirt, but only a metre or two thick. Underneath is water, so when you jump up and down, the ground feels spongy, vaguely like a trampoline. It reminded me of a scene from the Life of Pi.


Tamara (professional Tarot reader...) and Paul (both from the US), on the floating island.