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Its 47,000 Ha include an area of marsh and swampland and savannahs of the white palm or caranday. On the highest ground you can find mounts that look like islands jutting out of the terrain and the shores of the Pilcomayo are covered by dense jungle. The marshlands and flooded areas have the densest and largest variety of birds of the eco-system: the spoonbill, the white heron, the chajá and the jabirú or tuyuyú. Two species of yacarés or south American alligators live here and among the mammals is the largest species of south American deer, the swamp deer. Males of the species, with their thick and branching antlers, can grow to more than 1 m high and weigh more than 100 Kg. The carpincho or capibara is the world's largest rodent, and it spends the hottest part of the day submerged in water. |
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