Pantanal Roads

Pantanal

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December 24th 2007
Dec 20th-24th: Well we truly arrived in mosquito heaven, ´The Pantanal, the world's largest wetland area and the most dense flora and fauna ecosystem(courtesy of wikipedia). The mosquitos must have heard we were coming and told their friends because as we got off the bus a mass of them descended upon us with their suckers primed and ready for action. Frantically I pulled out the industrial stre ... read more

South America » Brazil » Pantanal

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Following three centuries under the rule of Portugal, Brazil became an independent nation in 1822. By far the largest and most populous country in South America, Brazil overcame more than half a century of military intervention in the governance of t... ... read more