Esteros del Ibera Province of Corrientes

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After spending a week and a half in Brazil (cut short because it was soo expensive), we arrived in Argentina on 20 November...country number 8 on our trip I believe. We took an overnight bus from Paraty via Sao Paolo in Brazil which took a full day but fortunately the busses are a
LOT better than in Asia. They serve food …

Visiting Carlos Pellegrini was a great experience. It's a small town inside the Iberá marshes. When I arrived to the hostel Rancho Inambú, there was Julieta (the owner) waiting for me. She was very nice but a bit too hyperactive. She was not only the owner of the hostel, but the receptionist, cleaner, touristic guide… everything.
I met a …

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... babies, and everywhere we are surrounded by strange and unfamiliar birds. Colonia Carlos Pellegrini is on the edge of a waterworld of Esteros del Ibera. When the Rio Parana changed its course a few years back it resulted in an marshland ...

... insect repellent, a can of fly spray, anti itch cream and a packet of antihistamines, we were ready for the wetlands of Esteros del Ibera. We stopped off for the night at Posadas where we had arranged to meet Hector Mendoza  ...

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... bus was packed full to the ceiling with everything from groceries to bags of cement. Pellegrini is the gateway to Esteros de Ibera, a huge area of about 600 lakes connected by marshland, channels and waterways, which has been a national park for about ...

... on to  the town of Colonia Pelligrini which is an entrance to the Reserva Provincial Esteros del Ibera, apparently a wildlife cornucopia. The last 100kms consisted of a reasonably good dirt road, on this we got stopped by the Police quite soon. The ...

... hoped to be a real highlight of our South American trip, and we were not to be disappointed… The Reserva Esteros del Ibera is a totally unspoilt and very peaceful wetland reserve covering a vast area (14% of the total Corrientes province) and ...

... , having already lost time, which ultimately worked out better in my opinion. In the morning we headed out on a walk to Esteros del Ibera, a large freshwater reserve. On the trail in search of howler monkeys, we were disappointed to not spot even one. No ...

... vom Hostelling International (HI) Buero war aber sehr hilfreich und hat mich mit allen noetigen Infos zu den Esteros del Ibera, der Weiterreise und Mercedes selbst versorgt. Das vorgeschlagene Hotel (das HI-Hostel war wegen einen Todesfalles ...

We decided to visit the Esteros del Ibera on our way up from Buenos Aires to Iguazu Falls. The Esteros is a large wetland system, with heaps of wildlife. The closest town to the Esteros is Colonia Carlos Pellegrini, a tiny town with dirt roads and ...