Brazil 2013 (Pantanal)

[L-ko]

Hi,

A few days I'm back from Brazil. I want to tell you about the trip.
First we flew from Frankfurt, Germany to Sao Paulo. At afternoon we flew to Cuiabá. This is the capital of state Mato Grosso.
In the next time in Brazil there will begin the Football World Cup and the Olympic Games. The whole country, the big cities are a huge construction site.

Route from Sao Paulo to Coiabá

Some pictures from the flight:

Airport São Paulo-Guarulhos

São Paulo

São Paulo

São Paulo

São Paulo

São Paulo

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[L-ko]

Rio Tieté

from left Rio Tieté - from right: Rio Parana

Rio Parana

Rio Sao Lorenço

Baia de Chacororé

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[L-ko]

In the foreground there is Cuiabá, after the river Rio Cuiabá there is the sister-city Varzea Grande.

Cuiabá

Rio Cuiabá

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[bigbird]

wow great pictures so far and cant wait for more to come.....yipie cheers jk :thumbup:

 

[L-ko]

Hi,

Shortly before landing in Várzea Grande, which is the sister-city of Cuiabá.

Cuiabá, two pictures from the hotel window.

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[L-ko]

On the next day we went to Chapada dos Guimarães.

Route to the Chapada dos Guimarães

blue marker:

The Chapada dos Guimarães is a rocky plateau with savanna landscape at about 800 meters altitude. The rocks are made of red sandstone.

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[L-ko]

Hi,

green marker

On and near the waterfall Véu-da-Noiva:

Véu-da-Noiva

juicer for sugar cane juice

Moin,

Wenn man Zuckerrohrsaft verkauft, hat man das natürlich gleich hinter dem Kiosk angebaut

A few plants from there

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[L-ko]

birds from there:

Funarius rufus

Ara chloroptera

Ara chloroptera

Thraupis sayaca

Coragyps atratus

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[Mark421]

Fantastic pics gives us a great insight to the country. Can't wait to see what fish you caught!

 

[DGreen]

Or what fish you had down your pants on the flight home LOL

 

[L-ko]

Hi,

Fishes? Which fishes?

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On the blue marker:

there is the geographical center of South America.
If you have very good visibility, then they should be able to see about 200 km.

One of the greates farms in Mato Grosso. (~7 km²)

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[L-ko]

Hi,

gelber Marker:

In the city Chapada dos Guimarães:

A catholic church

Yack-tree with fruits

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[L-ko]

Hi,

on afternoon - near violet marker:

One of the many types of pineapple

Leaf-cutting ants:

at work

tunnel for these

Entrance to the building

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[L-ko]

Melanerpes cruentatus

Crotophaga ani

Trogan curucui ?

caterpillars road... through the forest to see no end in nature

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[L-ko]

On evening - near pink marker:

a goldmine

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[bigbird]

wow nature is truely magical cheers jk :thumbup:

 

[L-ko]

Hi,

Map

On the next day we went hiking

First, put up a few pictures of the way to our hiking starting point = blue pin.

View over the high plain

Cotton plantation

Bixa orellana

Rhea americana

Cariama cristata

Athene cunicularia

Vanellus chilensis

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[L-ko]

Hi,

On the blue pin - on foot - a short hike of only 4.5 km - at just 40 °C and barely shaded sections has me rather then recalls a 30km march.

Although there were a couple of streams - but no fish

Turtle (rock)

In this area there is also a karst:

the final light beam is used

blue cave

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[L-ko]

Hi,

a few pictures from the hike to our botanists:

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[L-ko]

... more pictures from the hike:

from any ants

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