{"id":18682,"date":"2021-04-30T13:00:43","date_gmt":"2021-04-30T17:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.howlanders.com\/?p=18682"},"modified":"2021-04-29T09:58:33","modified_gmt":"2021-04-29T13:58:33","slug":"banado-la-estrella-in-formosa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.howlanders.com\/en\/argentina\/banado-la-estrella-in-formosa\/","title":{"rendered":"Ba\u00f1ado La Estrella in Argentina: a not-so-well-known spectacle of nature"},"content":{"rendered":"

Do you know the Ba\u00f1ado la Estrella de Formosa<\/strong>? If you haven’t yet discovered this wonder of Argentina<\/a>, you don’t know what you’re missing.<\/p>\n

Read on to learn more about Ba\u00f1ado la Estrella<\/b>, this wetland that has become one of the most visited areas in all of Argentina.<\/p>\n

What is Ba\u00f1ado la Estrella de Formosa?<\/h2>\n

It is one of the largest wetlands in all of South America, behind only the Gran Pantanal and the Esteros del Iber\u00e1. It has an approximate area of 400,000 hectares<\/b>, which is between 200 and 300 kilometers long and 20 kilometers wide.<\/p>\n

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Following the Pilcomayo River<\/b>, this hybrid ecosystem with purely aquatic areas and other terrestrial areas creates an extraordinarily curious landscape. Dead trees that have lost their bark, covered with lush vines, mosses, and even algae.<\/p>\n

As for its fauna, it is really strange. From foxes<\/b> (aguara-guaz\u00fa) that reach 1.2 meters in height<\/b>, to giant otters up to 1.8 meters long<\/b>, to some specimens of Amazonian tapir<\/b>. It is because of this ecosystem that has given rise to such exotic animals, some of them even exclusive to this area.<\/p>\n

Where is Ba\u00f1ado la Estrella?<\/h2>\n

It is located in the Argentine province of Formosa, in northern Argentina<\/b>, almost bordering Paraguay. Moreover, in its northeasternmost part of the province, it is the Paraguay River (where the Argentine yerba mate<\/a> is originally born) that acts as a natural border with Paraguay.<\/p>\n